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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. The movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces.






2. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.






3. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.






4. A rough guess of the amount of flow in a collection system. When greater accuracy is needed - flow could be computed using average or typical flow quantities. Even greater accuracy would result from metering or otherwise measuring the actual flow.






5. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.






6. A manhole in which the rate of the water entering is greater than the capacity of the outlet under gravity flow conditions. When the water in the manhole rises above the top of the outlet pipe - the manhole is said to be 'surcharged.'






7. 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






8. A community's used water and water carried solids (including used water from industrial processes) that flow to a treatment plant. Storm water - surface water - and groundwater infiltration also may be included in the wastewater that enters a wastewa






9. A wastewater treatment process used to convert dissolved or suspended materials into a form more readily separated from the water being treated. Usually the process follows primary treatment by sedimentation. The process commonly is a type of biologi






10. An unstable condition of a solution (water) in which the solution contains a substance at a concentration greater than the saturation concentration for the substance.






11. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.






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






13. American Society for Testing and Materials






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






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






16. A strip of unspoiled - often treed - agricultural or other outlying land used to separate or ring urban areas.






17. Elements added to a natural landscape - such as paving stones - gravel - walkways - irrigation systems - roads - retaining walls - sculpture - street amenities - fountains - and other mechanical features.






18. Most plumbing codes require a vent pipe connection of adequate size and located downstream of a trap in a building wastewater system. This vent prevents the accumulation of gases or odors and is usually piped through the roof and out of doors.






19. 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






20. The amount of liquid which a solid material can absorb. Sand - as an example - can hold approximately onethird of its volume in water - or three cubic feet of dry sand can contain one cubic foot of water. A denser soil - such as clay - can hold much






21. Railing support at landings or other breaks in the stairs. If an angle post projects beyond the bottom of the strings - the ornamental detail formed at the bottom of the post is called the drop.






22. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component






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






25. 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.






26. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. Load applied along or parallel to and concentric with the primary axis






31. A professional society that represents landscape architects in the United States and Canada and seeks to better the practice and understanding of landscape architecture through education - research - state registration and other programs.






32. Sand - silt - gravel and rocks carried or washed into a collection system by infiltration water flows.






33. A tank used to store a chemical solution of known concentration for feed to a chemical feeder. A day tank usually stores sufficient chemical solution to properly treat the water being treated for at least one day. Also called an AGE TANK.






34. In landscape architecture - the organization of areas of land for specific aesthetic or functional purposes. This can range from creating small backyard patios to huge urban plazas.






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






36. The formation of separate layers (of temperature - plant - or animal life) in a lake or reservoir. Each layer has similar characteristics such as all water in the layer has the same temperature. Also see THERMAL STRATIFICATION.






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






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






39. A type of wastewater or service connection pipe made of a low grade of cast iron. _ In plumbing - a pipe that carries the discharge of toilets or similar fixtures - with or without the discharges from other fixtures.






40. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.






41. 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.






42. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.






43. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.






44. 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






45. A mixture of storm or surface runoff and other wastewater such as domestic or industrial wastewater.






46. Horizontal shoring members - usually square - rough cut timber - that are used to hold solid sheeting - braces or vertical shoring members in place. Also called STRINGERS.






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






48. A material - other than aggregate - cementitious material or water - added in small quantities to the mix in order to produce some (desired) modifications - either to the properties of the mix or of the hardened product.






49. The prepared and compacted base on which a manhole is constructed.






50. Installation of pumps to lift wastewater to a higher elevation in places where flat land would require excessively deep sewer trenches. Also used to raise wastewater from areas too low to drain into available collection lines. These stations may be e