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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. A land survey that provides points and elevations for building civil engineering projects. Often called engineering survey






2. Solid walls that provide support for each other and for the roof of a structure






3. The difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit






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






5. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building






6. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in only one direction and rotation is not restricted. A roller support provides one reaction force when the member is loaded






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






8. The pressure of water at a given point in a pipe arising from the pressure in it






9. Law that specifies how and for what purpose each parcel of private real estate may be used. Also called zoning code






10. 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






11. Any heating appliance or equipment that heats potable water and supplies such water to the potable hot water distribution system






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






13. 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






14. Entrances or a means to enter






15. Open web - parallel chord - load-carrying members suitable for the direct support of floors and roof decks in buildings






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






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






18. A diagram used to isolate a body from its environment - showing all external constraints and forces acting upon it and all geometric measurements necessary to model the body






19. Polyurethane foam sprayed in place on a low-slope roof then covered with a protective coating






20. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another






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






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






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






24. 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






25. Broad-leafed trees that seasonally shed their leaves






26. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight






27. Any surface to which elevations are referred (for example - mean sea level)






28. The starting point for a survey






29. 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






30. Direction from which the wind most frequently blows in a given area of the country






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






32. An agent that causes stress in an object






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






34. Surveys to determine relative positions of widely spaced points which require consideration of the size and shape of the Earth






35. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






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






37. A permanent shallow pool of diverted rainwater that incorporates wetland plants. Pollutants are removed through settling and biological activity






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






39. The effect or illusion of motion conveyed by the relationship of structural elements in a design or composition






40. A solid - hard material produced by combining Portland cement - aggregates - sand - water and sometimes additional mixtures






41. An upright structural member acting primarily in compression






42. Forces or other actions that result from the weight of building materials - occupants and their possessions - and environmental effects






43. An arrangement of several arches whose bases form a circle and whose tops meet in the center






44. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used






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






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






47. The process of changing the topography of a property for a purpose






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






49. 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






50. Removal of groundwater or surface water - or of water from structures - by gravity or pumping