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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. A sloping roof






2. Soil in which more than 50 percent - by weight - of the soil passes the Number 200 sieve. In other words - more than 50 percent of the soil is composed of silt and/or clay






3. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home






4. A beam supporting the weight above a door or window opening






5. Concrete cast and cured in a position other than its final position in the structure






6. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch






7. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil






8. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition






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






10. A load on a structure caused by movement of the Earth relative to the structure during an earthquake






11. The moving of soil to affect the elevation of land at a construction site`






12. The exterior face of a building






13. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage






14. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons






15. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys






16. The minimum moisture content at which the soil can be rolled into a thread one-eighth of an inch in diameter without crumbling and is determined by trial and error






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






18. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth






19. A unit of measure of power






20. Culturally and climatically relevant architecture using locally available materials and traditional building techniques






21. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`






22. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing






23. A vertical pipe installed to provide circulation of air to and from any part of the drainage system






24. The tendency of a force to rotate an object about point P. It is equal to the product of the magnitude of the force acting on the object and the perpendicular distance from the point P to the force






25. The final elevation of the ground surface after excavating or filling






26. An intensive workshop in which various stakeholders and experts are brought together to address a particular design issue






27. That portion of the means-of-egress system that leads from any occupied portion in a building or structure to an exit






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






29. One who is involved in or affected by a course of action






30. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes






31. A horizontal wood member placed at the bottom of walls and openings in walls






32. The area of floor or roof representing the surface area from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to a supporting structural member






33. A plot of the internal moment in a beam versus position along the axis of the beam






34. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.






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






36. A principle where some graphic elements are repeated throughout the entire design






37. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together






38. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service






39. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field






40. Any liquid waste containing animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution - including liquids containing chemicals in solution






41. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






42. The ratio of the total amount of rain (rainfall depth) falling during a given period to the duration of the period






43. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight






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






45. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation






46. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure






47. A method of constructing concrete walls in which panels are cast and cured flat on a floor slab then tilted up into their final position






48. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move






49. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil






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