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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. An electric safety switch that automatically opens a circuit when excessive amperage occurs.






2. Two horizontal cross wires that are equidistant from the center crosshair in the sight






3. A single concrete footing that is essentially equal in area to the area of ground covered by the supported structure






4. An instrument used to measure electric power






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






6. An electrical connection used to plug in devices. A duplex outlet - with two outlets - is the typical wall plug






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






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






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






10. 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






11. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two directions but rotation is not restricted. A pin support provides two perpendicular reaction forces when the member is loaded`






12. 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






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






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






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






16. The pleasing or harmonious arrangement or proportion of parts or elements in a design or composition






17. Water not safe for drinking - personal - or culinary utilization






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






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






20. A sewer that conveys sewage but excludes storm - surface - and ground water






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






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






23. A beam that is supported on one end by a pin support and supported on the other end by a roller support






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






25. The energy needed to warm outside air leaking into a building through cracks around doors - windows - and other areas






26. 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






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






28. A horizontal structural member located on top of the studs used to hold the wall together






29. Survey that establishes a network of horizontal and vertical monuments that serve as a reference framework for other surveys






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






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






32. Entrances or a means to enter






33. A force that is internal to structural elements and is needed to determine the material stress and strain






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






35. The maximum compressive stress a material can withstand without failure






36. The principal pip artery to which branches are connected






37. 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






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






39. Thin sheet metal folded into a stiff shape and used as a structural member






40. Member of a roof structural frame that supports the sheathing and other roof loads






41. 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






42. Concrete that is poured in its final location






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






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






45. Material - such as boards or shingles - used for surfacing the outside walls of a frame building






46. 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






47. A sloping roof






48. A horizontal beam that supports other beams; a very large beam - especially one that is built up from other sections






49. 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)






50. A wall that does not carry vertical load other than its own weight