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Civil Engineering Architecture
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1. A category used to determine structural requirements based on occupancy of the building
Repetition
Sheathing
Occupancy Category
Nonpotable Water
2. The elevation of the bottom of the inside of the pipe wall
Water Heater
Invert Elevation
Initial Point
Shear Diagram
3. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system
ASD (Allowable Strength Design)
Drain
Weight
Drainage Fixture Unit
4. A reinforced concrete beam that transmits the load from a bearing wall into a spaced foundation such as pile caps or caissons
Impervious
Stress
Grade Beam
Live Load
5. Real property of which the expansion - redevelopment - or reuse may be complicated by the presence or potential presence of a hazardous substance - pollutant - or contaminant
Brownfield
Footing
Initial Point
Foundation
6. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure
Vent Pipe
Static Head
Seismic Load
Mat (Raft) Foundation
7. 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
Nominal Strength
Distribution Panel
Drainage System
Pitched Roof
8. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads
Rafter
Poorly Graded
Statically Determinate Beam
Color
9. Something that is the product of mixing two or more different things
Sill
Subfloor
Hybrid
House Wrap
10. A specification that indicates by whom or how the structure will be used
Construction Type
Curtain Wall
Riser
Occupancy Group
11. The science of determining relative positions of points on or near the Earth's surface
Slab-on-Grade
Land Surveying
Distribution Panel
Rod Intercept
12. The pipe from the water main or other supply to the water-distributing pipes
Fenestration
Water Service
Form
Thermal Convection
13. The perpendicular distance from a reference point to the line of action of the force
Moment Arm
Civil Engineer
Foundation
Hot Water
14. A heavy material installed over a roof membrane to prevent wind uplift and shield the membrane from sunlight
Mat (Raft) Foundation
Load Bearing Wall
Texture
Ballast
15. Pressure of a fluid due to the head of fluid above some reference point
Deformation
Coarse Grained Soil
Static Head
Felt
16. The exterior face of a building
Fa
Occupant Load
Deciduous
Value
17. A foundation that transfers building loads into the earth well below the building structure
Deep Foundation
Column
Rafter
Movement
18. A city - town - etc. having its own incorporated government for local affairs
Differential Leveling
Plastic Limit
Ballast
Municipality
19. Concrete that is poured in its final location
Load
Cast in Place Concrete
Plane Survey
Precast Concrete
20. A solid - hard material produced by combining Portland cement - aggregates - sand - water and sometimes additional mixtures
Concrete
Post and Lintel Construction
Low Slope Roof
Rod Intercept
21. Nominal strength divided by the safety factor
Allowable Strength
Slab-on-Grade
Construction Type
Beam
22. A limited right to make use of a property owned by another
Drainage
Easement
Fixed Support
EPDM
23. Any of the wedge-shaped units in a masonry arch or vault - having side cuts converging at one of the arch centers
Caisson
Pile
Reinforced Concrete
Voussoir
24. A foundation that transfers building loads into the Earth at the base of a column or bearing wall
Water Closet
ABET
Sheathing
Shallow Foundation
25. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support
Simple Beam
Stability
Column
Construction Documents
26. A relatively permanent object - natural or artificial - bearing a marked point whose elevation above or below the adopted datum is known or assumed
Free-body Diagram
Beam
Non-Load Bearing Wall
Bench Mark
27. The dimensions of height - depth - and width within which all things exist and move
Siding
Exit
Space
Repetition
28. Material used to restrict the flow of heat - cold - or sound from one surface to another
Exit Access
Precast Concrete
Insulation
Egress
29. The stress at which a material begins to deform plastically
Land Surveying
Spread Footing
Yield Stress
Insulation
30. Engineered materials designed to keep out liquid water and prevent air infiltration while allowing water vapor to escape from inside the home
House Wrap
Air Handling Unit (AHU)
Aesthetics
Nominal Strength
31. A panel laid over a subfloor or subsurface to create a smooth - stiff surface for the application of a finish
Aesthetics
Heat Loss
Ground
Underlayment
32. The rules that describe how designers might put together various design elements to create an aesthetic finished product
Return Period
Design Principles
Stakeholder
Moment
33. The relative lightness or darkness of a color
Value
Water Heater
Concrete
Circuit Breaker
34. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures
Drainage Fixture Unit
Foundation
Fine Grained Soil
Open Web Steel Joist
35. A long cylindrical reinforced concrete foundation element formed by drilling into firm soil and pouring concrete into the hole
Heat Loss
Detention Pond (Dry Pond)
Drain
Caisson
36. A horizontal ledge cut between the foot and top of an embankment to stabilize the slope by intercepting sliding earth
Land Surveying
Berm
Lateral Load
Plasticity Index
37. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Top Plate
Construction Survey
Thermal Convection
Building Code
38. The lower part of a building - which transfers structural loads from the building to the soil
Header
Foundation
Allowable Strength
Nonpotable Water
39. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug
Cleanout
Space
Hot Water
Outlet
40. Pipes - typically made of sheet metal - used to conduct hot or cold air in the HVAC system
Duration
Sanitary Sewer
Distribution Panel
Ducts
41. Legal requirements designed to protect the public by providing guidelines for structural - electrical - plumbing - and mechanical areas of a structure
Brownfield
Yield Stress
Cleanout
Building Code
42. An exterior building wall that is supported entirely by the frame of the building - rather than being self-supporting or load bearing
Repetition
Moment
Curtain Wall
Shear Force
43. Exits or a way out
Egress
Drainage System
Construction Survey
Rod Intercept
44. 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
Geodetic Survey
Equilibrium
Lateral Load
Deciduous
45. A fixture that is designed for washing hands and face - usually found in a bathroom
House Wrap
Footing
Balance
Lavatory
46. Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by means of contrast - anomaly - or counterpoint
Emphasis
Water Meter
Main
Moment
47. A land survey that establishes property corners - boundaries - and areas of land parcels. Also called land surveys - cadastral surveys - and boundary surveys
Architect
Property Survey
Topographic Survey
Emphasis
48. The weight of movable objects such as people - furnishings - machines - vehicles - and goods in or on a building
Live Load
Static Head
Occupancy Category
Built-up-Roof
49. The lowest - widest part of the foundation that distributes the load over a broad area of the soil
Footing
Concrete
Roller (Rocker) Support
Berm
50. All areas (including the frames) in the building envelope that let in light - including windows - plastic panels - clerestories - skylights - glass doors that are more than one-half glass - and glass block walls. A skylight is a fenestration surface
Force
Fenestration
Nominal Strength
Sole Plate
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