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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure






2. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






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






4. A force acting generally in a horizontal direction - such as wind - earthquake - and soil pressure against a structure






5. 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






6. The edge or contour of a shape






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






8. 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






9. The exterior face of a building






10. A plot of the shear force in a beam versus the position along the axis of the beam






11. A fitting with a removable plug that is placed in plumbing drainage pipe lines to allow access for cleaning out the pipe






12. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse






13. A continuous system of structural elements that transfer an applied load to the supporting soil






14. A curved structure for spanning an opening - designed to support a vertical load primarily by axial compression






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






16. 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






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






18. The length of time - on average - over which an event (or an event of greater magnitude) is expected to occur not more than one time. For example - a Category 3 hurricane may have a return period of 100 years - which means that a Category 3 hurricane






19. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another






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






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






22. A water supply pipe that extends vertically one story or more to carry water to fixtures






23. An engineer trained in the design and construction of public works - such as bridges or dams - and other large facilities






24. An agent that causes stress in an object






25. The state of a body such that the sum of all the external forces acting on the body equals zero and the sum of all external moments acting on the body equals zero






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






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






28. The load carrying capacity of a structural member






29. A covering placed over exterior studs or rafters that serve as a base below the exterior finish materials






30. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure






31. The collecting of water - as on a roof - into large puddles or a pond






32. A soil that displays a good representation of all particle sizes. For instance - well-graded sand will contain a fairly even distribution of coarse - medium - and fine sand






33. A box in which the wires from the meter are connected to individual circuit breakers - which are connected to separate circuits for distribution to various locations throughout the building






34. Concrete into which steel reinforcing bars have been embedded to impart tensile strength to the construction






35. A pipe that conveys sewage containing fecal matter to the building drain or building sewer






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






37. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete






38. The two-dimensional contour that characterizes an object or area






39. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used






40. Consideration of the solar orientation of a building based on the relative position of the sun in order to purposely increase or decrease the amount of light or heat transferred to the building






41. (Quantity of shingles) In roofing - 100 square feet of roofing material






42. A wedge-shaped stone placed in the crown of an arch






43. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically






44. The applied load determined by the required load combinations






45. A floor that is above the level of the ground






46. A water-flushing plumbing fixture - such as a toilet - that is designed to receive and discharge human excrement






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






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






49. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure






50. The number of persons for which the means of egress of a building or portion thereof is designed