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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. The distance a beam or structure deforms under loading - typically due to bending in a beam






2. The recognized accreditor for college and university programs in applied science - computing - engineering - and technology






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






4. The vertical distance from a datum to a point or object






5. The exterior face of a building






6. Cone-bearing trees with year-round leaves that are long - thin - and needle-like






7. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product






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






9. Brickwork - concrete block work - and stonework






10. Soil in which 50 percent or more - by weight - of the soil is retained on the Number 200 sieve. In other words - 50 percent or more of the sample is composed of sand and/or gravel






11. The difference between the rod readings at the stadia wires






12. A material used to span across beams or joists to create a floor or roof surface






13. Exit or a way out






14. The width of floor or roof along the length of a beam - measured perpendicular to the beam - representing the portion of surface from which an applied uniform load is assumed to transfer to that beam






15. 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






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






17. An assembly of structural members joined to form a rigid framework - usually connected to form triangles






18. Ratio of the maximum design load to the weight of the structure






19. A system for disposal of domestic sewage by means of a septic tank cesspool mechanical treatment to serve a single establishment or building






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






21. An engineer that is licensed to design the structural systems for a building






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






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






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






25. Incapable of being penetrated






26. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force






27. Entrances or a means to enter






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






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






30. The feel - appearance - or consistency of a surface - substance - or fabric






31. The aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue - lightness - and saturation for objects and hue - brightness - and saturation for light sources






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






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






34. The vertical framing member in frame wall construction






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






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






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






38. An instrument used to measure electric power






39. Movement characterized by a patterned repetition or alteration of formal elements or motifs in the same or a modified form






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






41. 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






42. 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






43. An electrical connection to the earth






44. The reading on a rod held at a point of known or assumed elevation






45. A soil that does not contain a good representation of all particle sizes. A poorly graded soil may contain a narrow range of particle sizes (uniformly graded) or may not contain one or more ranges of particle sizes (gap graded)






46. The minimum moisture content - expressed as a percentage of the oven dry soil weight - at which the soil will begin to flow when subjected to a small shearing force. The liquid limit is determined using a standard liquid limit device






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






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






49. A long slender piece of material driven or drilled into the ground to act as an element of a foundation






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