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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. Surveys for which the curvature of the Earth is ignored and measurements are treated as if taken on a plane surface
Plane Survey
Built-up-Roof
Poorly Graded
Stud
2. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures
Circuit
Lateral Load
Riser
Curtain Wall
3. Drawings - plans - specifications - etc. associated with a construction project
Building Code
Building Code
Construction Documents
Water Closet
4. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point
Structural Efficency
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Static Head
NAAB (National Architectural Accrediting Board)
5. The process of heat transfer through a solid by transmitting kinetic energy from one molecule to the next
Foundation
Exit Discharge
Siding
Thermal Conduction
6. Piping within a building that conveys sewage - rainwater - or other liquid wastes to a point of disposal
Control Survey
Solar Orientation
Drainage System
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
7. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material
Ingress
Soil Pipe
Square
Drainage Fixture Unit
8. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth
Berm
Design Storm
Spread Footing
Fixed Support
9. A solid - hard material produced by combining Portland cement - aggregates - sand - water and sometimes additional mixtures
Aesthetics
Concrete
Grading
Internal Force
10. The state or quality of being combined into one - as the ordering of elements in an artistic work that constitutes a harmonious whole or promotes a singleness of effect
Stud
Aesthetics
Shallow Foundation
Unity
11. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure
Serviceability
Concrete
Weight
Wind Load
12. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure
Grade Beam
Plasticity Limit
Square
Structural Efficency
13. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service
Sole Plate
Span
Coniferous
Water Meter
14. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Low Impact Development
Stud
Load
Keystone
15. The starting point for a survey
Return Period
Exit Access
Weight
Initial Point
16. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Felt
Backsight
Column
Water Heater
17. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes
Water Service
Shore
Cleanout
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
18. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Single-ply Membrane
Load Bearing Wall
Free-body Diagram
Moment Arm
19. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation
Backsight
Hybrid
ABET
Differential Leveling
20. A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties
U-factor
Storm Water Wetlands
Coniferous
Floor Joists
21. Exit or a way out
Kip
Thermal Conduction
Square
Egress
22. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Outlet
Light Gauge Steel
Free-body Diagram
23. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure
Movement
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Circuit Breaker
Exit Discharge
24. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Construction Type
Egress
Voussoir
Lintel
25. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution
Sewage
Design Load
Control Survey
Charette
26. Water free from impurities present in amounts sufficient to cause disease or harmful physiological effects and conforming to the regulations of the public health authority having jurisdiction
Girder
Continuous Beam
Potable Water
Reinforced Concrete
27. The quality of an object that deals with art - beauty - and taste
Aesthetics
Weight
Vent Pipe
Pattern
28. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Egress
Seismic Load
Rhythm
Span
29. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Egress
Circuit
Foundation
Occupancy Category
30. A tar-impregnated paper used for water protection under roofing and siding materials
Felt
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Fenestration
Space
31. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey
Construction Survey
Weight
Distribution Panel
Ingress
32. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period
Rainfall Intensity
Field Notes
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Non-Load Bearing Wall
33. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression
Drainage
Safety Factor
Column
Shape
34. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form
Switch Leg
Live Load
Rhythm
Backsight
35. A pond that collects storm water - temporarily stores - and then slowly releases the water into the municipal storm water system
Thermal Convection
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Moment Diagram
Water Closet
36. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons
Grade Beam
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Concrete
Pitched Roof
37. Exits or a way out
Initial Point
Ponding
Switch Leg
Egress
38. The applied load determined by the required load combinations
Duration
U-factor
Brownfield
Design Load
39. A beam which is supported such that the number of unknown reaction forces is equal to the number of equilibrium equations
Insulation
Impervious
Heat Pump
Statically Determinate Beam
40. A unit of measure of power
Duration
Exit Access
Watt
Source Reduction
41. An electrical connection to the earth
Equilibrium
Runoff Coefficent
Ground
Foresight
42. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Impervious
Building Code
Space
Topographic Survey
43. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit
Strain
ASCE (American Society of Civil Engineers)
Exit Discharge
Plasticity Limit
44. A condition of a frame or structure in which a slight disturbance in the loads or geometry of the structure does not produce large displacements or fai
U-factor
Shear Diagram
Stability
Design Principles
45. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework
Insulation
Rebar
Masonry
Zoning Ordinance
46. A synthetic rubber material used in roofing membranes
Design Principles
EPDM
Design Temperature Differential
Construction Survey
47. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center
Decking
Dome
Form
Exit Access
48. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code
Ponding
Building Code
Zoning Ordinance
Exit Discharge
49. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
Municipality
Shallow Foundation
Deciduous
Footing
50. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Space
Masonry
Lavatory
Angle of Repose
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