HVAC
This appliance is commonly used to provide heating in homes
What is a furnace?
This 4-letter acronym describes the organization responsible for writing the standards for fire protection design.
What is NFPA?
A key part of roadway design, this determines how sharp a curve can be while keeping drivers safe.
What is the turning radius?
Cement is an ingredient needed to make this common structural material.
What is concrete?
The technical term for an electrical socket.
What is a receptacle outlet?
This type of air terminal is used at the end of a duct run in order to distribute air into a room.
What is a diffuser?
This device allows fire fighters to connect to a building's sprinkler system from the exterior of the building.
What is an FDC (fire department connection)?
This term is defined as the lowest elevation inside of a pipe
What is invert?
The primary vertical support of a building, this was very popular among classical Greek architecture.
What is a column
This American engineer/inventor is credited with the invention of the lightbulb.
Who is Thomas Edison?
This type of equipment is used to remove undesired air from a building
What is an exhaust fan?
This plumbing device prevents the sewer gases from entering the space through plumbing fixtures.
What is P-trap?
This report informs engineers about soil conditions before construction begins in order to determine foundation design
What is a geotechnical study?
One of the better known structural elements, this beam is named after the shape of it's cross section.
What is an I beam?
This dated type of lighting fixture gives off a warm glow but also gets warm itself.
What is an incandescent lightbulb?
This acronym describes large fans used to improve air movement and prevent stratification
What is HVLS?
This type of water closet has an increased flow rate when compared to its tank-type counterpart.
What is a flush valve?
As defined by the American Society of Civil Engineers, this subfield of engineering involves the study and making use of Earth's natural ground materials.
What is geotechnical engineering?
This type of load signifies the permanent weight of a structure.
What is dead load?
These electrical devices are found inside of electrical panels to prevent overcurrent in circuits.
What are circuit breakers?
This measurement of temperature uses evaporative cooling to determine moisture content in the air
What is wet bulb temperature?
This device protects city water distribution systems from potential contamination originating from buildings.
What is a back flow preventer?
This type of stormwater basin is designed to temporarily hold water before slowly releasing it to prevent flooding.
What is a detention basin?
These steel members come in all forms and sizes such as 16K3, 24LH10. and 52DLH12.
What are joists?
This unit is a measurement of resistance.
What is an ohm?