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Civil Engineering Architecture

Subject : engineering
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1. 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






2. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length






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






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






5. Meeting the needs of society in ways that can continue indefinitely into the future without damaging or depleting natural resources






6. A support condition in which translation of a structural member is restricted in two perpendicular directions and rotation is restricted. A fixed support provides two perpendicular reaction forces and a reaction moment when the member is loaded






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






8. An electrical connection to the earth






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






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. A unit of weight equal to 1000 pounds






12. A sloping roof






13. Entrances or a means to enter






14. Minimum distance that the zoning ordinance requires must be maintained between a structure and property lines or between two structures






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






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






17. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures






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






19. 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)






20. The difference between a measured or calculated elevation and the true or established elevation






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






22. Energy radiated or transmitted as rays or waves - in the form of particles`






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






24. A roof membrane laminated from layers of asphalt-saturated felt or other fabric - bonded together with bitumen or pitch






25. A prop for preventing sinking or sagging (noun). To support by a shore (transitive verb)






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






27. A structural member - usually horizontal - that carries a load that is applied transverse to its length






28. A condition of a frame or structure in which a slight disturbance in the loads or geometry of the structure does not produce large displacements or fai






29. The edge or contour of a shape






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






31. The minimum moisture content at which the soil can be rolled into a thread one-eighth of an inch in diameter without crumbling and is determined by trial and error






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






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






34. 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






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






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






37. Stress or prominence given to an element of a composition by means of contrast - anomaly - or counterpoint






38. A measure of the heat transmission through a building part (as a wall or window) or a given thickness of a material (as insulation) with lower numbers indicating better insulating properties






39. A floor that is above the level of the ground






40. A measure of the probable discharge into the drainage system by various types of plumbing fixtures






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






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






43. 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






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






45. 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`






46. A fitting or device that provides a liquid seal to prevent the emission of sewer gases without materially affecting the flow of sewage or wastewater through the trap






47. Five broad categories of construction found in the International Building Code that are based on the fire-resistive capabilities of the materials used






48. 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






49. Any pipe that carries wastewater or water-borne wastes in a building drainage system






50. 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