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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. Entrance or means to enter






2. A fitting or device that provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through the trap






3. A unit designed to produce forced air or hot water for heating and cooling






4. A grid of steel wires or bars welded together at all points of intersection to form an open mat. The fabric is designated by the size of the grid (spacing of the wires) in inches followed by numbers indicating the gauge of the wire in each direction






5. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam






6. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures






7. The period of time over which rain is measured. For example in the case of annual rainfall measurements - the duration is one year






8. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet






9. The internal force - usually in a beam - which acts in the plane of the cross-section of the beam






10. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs






11. The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue - lightness - and saturation for objects and hue - brightness - and saturation for light sources






12. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat






13. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building






14. The edge or contour of a shape






15. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys






16. Incapable of being penetrated






17. A unit of measure of power






18. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed






19. The maximum stress a material subjected to a stretching load can withstand without tearing






20. Two horizontal cross wires that are equidistant from the center crosshair in the sight






21. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system






22. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall






23. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports






24. A roof that is pitched at an angle so near to horizontal that it must be made waterproof with a continuous membrane rather than shingles; commonly and inaccurately referred to as a flat roof






25. The use of physical laws and mathematics to compute internal forces - stresses - and deformations






26. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface






27. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two perpendicular directions and rotation is restricted. A fixed support provides two perpendicular reaction forces and a reaction moment when the member is loaded






28. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface






29. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is greater than the number of equilibrium equations






30. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal






31. The process of determining the difference in height between a plane of sight and a point






32. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form






33. A concrete surface lying upon - and supported directly by - the ground beneath






34. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source






35. A land survey used to prepare maps showing location of natural and man-made features and elevations of points on the ground






36. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires






37. The capacity of a structure to resist the effects of loads






38. A pipe that carries water from the service to the point of use






39. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption






40. An agent that causes stress in an object






41. A single beam that is supported by more than two supports such that it has at least two distinct spans






42. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric






43. Deformation under stress






44. A method of designing structural elements such that the allowable strength is greater than or equal to the strength necessary to support the required load combinations






45. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the termination of the exit and a public way






46. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system






47. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member






48. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface






49. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant






50. Concrete that is poured in its final location







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