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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Elevated Floor
Design Temperature Differential
Electric Meter
Footing
2. 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
Fascia
Floor Joists
Circuit
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
3. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure
Water Closet
Footing
Beam Analysis
Compression Strength
4. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used
Vernacular Architecture
Construction Type
Height of Instrument
Statically Indeterminate Beam
5. A sewer that conveys storm water or other drainage but not sanitary sewage
U-factor
Runoff Coefficent
Civil Engineer
Storm Sewer
6. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system
Occupancy Category
Water Heater
Sheathing
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
7. The force exerted upon a body due to gravitational attraction to a planet
Weight
Caisson
Fa
Reinforced Concrete
8. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology
Spread Footing
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Statically Indeterminate Beam
ABET
9. Steel bar used to reinforce concrete
U-factor
Equilibrium
Hot Water
Rebar
10. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Rafter
Construction Type
Design Storm
Column
11. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Beam Analysis
Building Code
Switch Leg
Plane Survey
12. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds
Lateral Load
Outlet
Kip
Serviceability
13. An instrument used to measure electric power
Electric Meter
Sill
Plane Survey
Ingress
14. A sheet of plastic - synthetic rubber - or modified bitumen used as a roofing sheet for a low-slope roof
Single-ply Membrane
Hot Water
Wind Load
Span
15. A wide shallow footing usually constructed of reinforced concrete
Tilt-up Construction
Load
Variance
Spread Footing
16. The numerical value used to indicate the resistance to the flow of heat
Water Meter
R-value
ABET
Electric Meter
17. A device used to measure the amount of water that goes through the water service
Sewer
Occupant Load
Plumbing Fixture
Water Meter
18. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface
Pin Support
Decking
Valve
Prevailing Winds
19. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects
Circuit
Sewage
Load
Munincipality
20. A pipe - normally underground - that carries wastewater and refuse
Curtain Wall
Grade Beam
Construction Type
Sewer
21. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Texture
Finish Grade
Hybrid
Strength
22. The professional society representing the field of architecture and others working in the architecture field
Repetition
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Header
Deformation
23. The exterior face of a building
Space
Ballast
Fa
Plane Survey
24. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation
Exit Access
Lavatory
Subfloor
Pile
25. A selected storm event - described in terms of the probability of occurring once within a given number of years - for which drainage or flood control improvements are designed and built
Stack
Datum
Plane Survey
Design Storm
26. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles
Water Closet
Differential Leveling
Deciduous
Truss
27. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Deformation
Tilt-up Construction
Span
Color
28. Reducing waste by changing patterns of production and consumption
Source Reduction
Design Load
Fascia
Soil Pipe
29. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish
Prevailing Winds
Storm Water Wetlands
R-value
Underlayment
30. A unit of measure of power
Watt
Foresight
Wind Load
Rainfall Intensity
31. An electrical connection to the earth
Closure Error
Girder
Ground
Texture
32. A device that is connected to the water distribution system and demands a supply of water; discharges wastewater - liquid-borne waste material - or sewage to the drainage system; or requires both a water supply connection and a discharge to the drain
Plumbing Fixture
Statically Indeterminate Beam
Exit Discharge
Lavatory
33. 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
Kip
Rod Intercept
Initial Point
Potable Water
34. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Exit
Post and Lintel Construction
Cleanout
Occupancy Group
35. The load carrying capacity of a structural member
Soil Pipe
Field Notes
Nominal Strength
Axial Force
36. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition
Curtain Wall
Occupancy Category
Movement
Hot Water
37. Polyurethane foam sprayed in place on a low-slope roof then covered with a protective coating
Sheathing
SPF (Spray Polyurethane Foam)
Sustainability
Decking
38. That portion of the means-of-egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or the public way
Rhythm
Exit
Geodetic Survey
Pressure Head
39. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
Footing
Outlet
Zoning Ordinance
NCARB (National Council of Architectural Registration Boards)
40. A sloping roof
House Wrap
Pitched Roof
Impervious
Footing
41. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose
Grading
Construction Type
Caisson
Texture
42. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like
Coniferous
Potable Water
Drainage
Caisson
43. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam
Fascia
Deflection
Well Graded
Continuous Beam
44. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey
Grading
Construction Survey
Strength
Span
45. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Deep Foundation
Easement
Electric Meter
Grading
46. The distance between supports for a beam - girder - truss - or other horizontal structural member; to carry a load between supports
Span
Deciduous
Reinforced Concrete
Ducts
47. The various conductors - connections - and devices found along the path of electric flow from the source through the components and back to the source
Concrete Masonry Unit
Circuit
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Ground
48. The electrical conductor from a switch to the electrical device being controlled
Ingress
Switch Leg
Grading
Foundation
49. A structural wall that carries loads other than its own weight
Dead Load
Load Bearing Wall
Circuit Breaker
Construction Type
50. Pressure from the wind that can cause lateral loads as well as uplift on the roof or downward pressure
Foresight
AIA (The American Institute of Architects)
Wind Load
Easement
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