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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. The science and management of land - especially rural - agricultural land.






2. The protection - improvement and use of natural resources according to principles that will assure the highest economic or social benefits for people and the environment now and in the future.






3. In zoning - a housing or commercial development composed of individual units that are regulated as a whole.






4. Landscape architecture - (civil) engineering - urban planning and architecture. Agronomy is also often included in this group.






5. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.






6. An opening or point of access in a building wastewater pipe system for rodding or snake operation.






7. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.






8. Solid material settled from suspension in a liquid.






9. A trained builder or installer of landscapes - retained to implement the plans of landscape architects.






10. A road laid through a garden or park-like landscape - usually with median and roadside plantings.






11. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.






12. American Society for Testing and Materials






13. One or a series of oneinch diameter holes through a manhole lid for purposes of venting dangerous gases found in sewers.






14. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.






15. A system used where wastewater collection systems and treatment plants are not available. The system is a settling tank in which settled sludge is in intimate contact with the wastewater flowing through the tank and the organic solids are decomposed






16. A water service shutoff valve located in a water service pipe near the curb and between the water main and the building. This valve is usually operated by a wrench or valve key and is used to start or stop flows in the water service line to a buildin






17. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a DEADEND MANHOLE.






18. Harmonious use of the land for more than one purpose; not necessarily the combination of uses that will yield the highest economic return - e.g. - a mix of residential and commercial developments in the same area.






19. A chamber or well used with storm or combined sewers as a means of removing grit which might otherwise enter and be deposited in sewers. Also see STORM WATER INLET and CURB INLET.






20. A record of each person involved in the handling and possession of a sample from the person who collected the sample to the person who analyzed the sample in the laboratory and to the person who witnessed disposal of the sample.






21. Material used for backfilling a trench or excavation which was not the original material removed during excavation. This is a common practice where tests on the original material show it to have poor compactability or load capacity. Also called BORRO






22. Masonry composed of roughly shaped stones - well bonded and brought at irregular intervals vertically to discontinuous but approximately level beds or courses.






23. A wall or plate placed in an open channel and used to measure the flow of water. The depth of the flow over the weir can be used to calculate the flow rate - or a chart or conversion table may be used to convert depth to flow. A wall or obstruction u






24. In landscape architecture - a study of the potential cost of site purchase - demolition and improvement in comparison to the income or other benefit to be derived from site development.






25. A multinational organization of landscape architects whose purpose is the promotion of landscape design and planning.






26. The pipes - conduits - structures - equipment - and processes required to collect - convey - and treat domestic and industrial wastes - and dispose of the effluent and sludge.






27. The amount of runoff that reaches the point of measurement within a relatively short period of time after the occurrence of a storm or other form of precipitation. Also called 'direct runoff.'






28. Subsurface water in the saturation zone from which wells and springs are fed. In a strict sense the term applies only to water below the water table. Also called 'phreatic water' and 'plerotic water.'






29. Masonry composed of roughly shaped stones fitting approximately on level beds - well bonded and brought at vertical intervals to continuous level beds of courses.






30. Shoring members placed across a trench to hold other horizontal and vertical shoring members in place.






31. A biological wastewater treatment process which speeds up the decomposition of wastes in the wastewater being treated. Activated sludge is added to wastewater and the mixture (mixed liquor) is aerated and agitated. After some time in the aeration tan






32. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water. The term 'collection line' is often used also.






33. Vertical member supporting the railing.






34. Downstream opening or discharge end of a pipe - culvert - or canal.






35. A site that might appear to be natural but has elements and features that were planned and specified by a landscape architect. Designed landscapes include Central Park in New York to the siting of buildings.






36. The elements of supply inherent to an area that can be used to satisfy human needs - including air - soil - water - native vegetation - minerals and wildlife.






37. A popular social concern of the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries aimed at improving the appearance of urban areas through better planning and the addition of formal - romanticized public spaces and gardens.






38. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.






39. A special valve with a hinged disc or flap that opens in the direction of normal flow and is forced shut when flows attempt to go in the reverse or opposite direction of normal flows.






40. In landscape architecture - an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features - used as a basis for subsequent plan development.






41. This landscape architecture specialization has evolved to encompass maintenance of a site in its present condition; conservation of a site as part of a larger area of historic importance; restoration of a site to a given date or quality; renovation o






42. The man-made creation of or alterations to a specific area - including its natural resources. This is in contrast to the 'natural environment.'






43. A wall that resist horizontal forces applied in the plane of the wall.






44. The elevation of the invert (or bottom) of a pipeline - canal - culvert - or similar conduit. _ The inclination or slope of a pipeline - conduit - stream channel - or natural ground surface; usually expressed in terms of the ratio or percentage of nu






45. The movement or dislocation of underground soil or structure. Earth shift is usually caused by external forces such as surface loads - slides - stresses or nearby construction - water movements or seismic forces.






46. A railing composed of balusters capped by a handrail.






47. Sewers are surcharged when the supply of water to be carried is greater than the capacity of the pipes to carry the flow. The surface of the wastewater in manholes rises above the top of the sewer pipe - and the sewer is under pressure or a head - ra






48. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.






49. A 19th- and 20th-century planned community traditionally featuring careful mixes of housing - open space - commercial activity and recreation. Examples include Reston - Va. - and Columbia - Md. - in the United States - and Harlow and Stevenage in Gre






50. A capped opening in a building lateral -usually located on the property line - through which the pipelines can be cleaned.