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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. Downstream opening or discharge end of a pipe - culvert - or canal.
Laundering Weir
Manhole Vents
environmental inventory
Outlet
2. A water treatment process in which solid particles settle out of the water being treated in a large clarifier or sedimentation basin.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Newel Post
Sedimentation
Runoff
3. 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.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Weir
Day Tank
Wastewater
4. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.
landscape architecture registration
Manhole Vents
Chain of Custody
Compaction
5. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.
Secondary Treatment
Impermeable
Lateral Break
Gravity Flow
6. OE The pressure at a specific elevation exerted by a body of water at rest - or _ In the case of groundwater - the pressure at a specific elevation due to the weight of water at higher levels in the same zone of saturation.
Wastewater Facilities
Wastewater
Angle Post
Hydrostatic Pressure
7. 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.
Equalizing Basin
Rubble - Coursed
manipulation of space
Baluster
8. 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.
building (construction) permit
multiple use
Surface Runoff
Rubble - Random
9. A reactor or basin in which baffles or other devices create a series of compartments. The environment and the resulting microbial population within each compartment can be controlled to some extent by the operator. The environmental conditions (food
Laundering Weir
built environment
Selector
ground water
10. 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.
Stratification
Datum Line
parkway
Outlet
11. The oxidation ditch is a modified form of the activated sludge process. The ditch consists of two channels placed side by side and connected at the ends to produce one continuous loop of wastewater flow and a brush rotator assembly placed across the
Manifold
Curb Stop
Wastewater
Oxidation Ditch
12. A receptacle designed to collect and retain grease and fatty substances usually found in kitchens or from similar wastes. It is installed in the drainage system between the kitchen or other point of production of the waste and the building wastewater
Roof Leader
landscape
Grease Trap
Wasteline Vent
13. The used household water and watercarried solids that flow in sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.
greenbelt
Sewage
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Mail Line
14. Federal agency responsible for producing and managing many federally-funded public service programs - especially those affecting housing and public spaces.
landscape
landscape contractor
Forest Service
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
15. A sewer pipe to which building laterals are connected. Also called a COLLECTION MAIN.
Sewer Main
Angle Post
Sedimentation Basin
Water Table
16. A mixture of storm or surface runoff and other wastewater such as domestic or industrial wastewater.
Combined Wastewater
softscape
Service Pipe
Manhole
17. Water that may contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered unsafe and/or unpalatable for drinking.
Interceptor
Bearing
Potable Water
Nonpotable
18. Any designated use or activity on a piece of land.
ground water
land use
Manifold
topography
19. A type of easement granting permission to a constructor or developer to build over a street or structure.
air rights
Outlet
Soil Pipe
Adsorption
20. The science and art of design - planning - management and stewardship of the land. Landscape architecture involves natural and built elements - cultural and scientific knowledge - and concern for resource conservation to the end that the resulting en
City Beautiful Movement
landscape architecture
Potable Water
base plan
21. 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
Surcharge
landscape
Combined System
B T U
22. 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.
Adsorption
Select Bedding
Angle Post
Equalizing Basin
23. The lay of the land - particularly its slope and drainage patterns; the science of drawing maps and charts or otherwise representing the surface features of a region or site - including its natural and man-made features.
topography
Forest Service
Sediment
Bearing Wall
24. A professional who designs - plans - and manages outdoor spaces ranging from entire ecosystems to residential sites and whose media include natural and built elements; also referred to as a designer - planner - consultant. Not to be confused with lan
Invert
landscape architect
ecology
conservation plan
25. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
Datum Line
environmental inventory
Manhole Vents
manipulation of space
26. The form of the land. Contour lines are map lines connecting points of the same ground elevation and are used to depict and measure slope and drainage. Spot elevations are points of a specific elevation.
Imported Backfill
contour
environmental impact
Saturated Soil
27. A sewer installed to connect two separate sewers. If one sewer becomes blocked - wastewater can back up and flow through the interconnector to the other sewer.
Lateral Break
Sanitary Sewer
air rights
Interconnector
28. Material used to provide a bedding or foundation for pipes or other underground structures. This material is of specified quality for desirable bedding or other characteristics and is often imported from a different location.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
built environment
Select Bedding
Grade
29. Post at which the railing terminates at each floor level.
Saturated Soil
Invert
Newel Post
Activated Sludge Process
30. Pertaining to groundwater - a well - or underground basin where the water is under a pressure greater than atmospheric and will rise above the level of its upper confining surface if given an opportunity to do so.
ecology
Gravity Flow
Baffle
Artesian
31. An authorization issued by a government agency allowing construction of a project according to approved plans and specifications.
environmental impact
building (construction) permit
Backfill
Admixture
32. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
Supersaturated
Baluster
Seasonal Water Table
land trust
33. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.
Baffle
Easement
Potable Water
Elevation
34. In the United States - a certification of individuals entitled to use the term 'landscape architect' or to practice landscape architecture or both - by means of examination and required degree and experience criteria.
Baffle
Wasteline Vent
Bedding
landscape architecture registration
35. 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
Bedding
Curb Stop
land use
greenbelt
36. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.
Service Pipe
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
reclamation
Manifold
37. The pipes - conduits - structures - equipment - and processes required to collect - convey - and treat domestic and industrial wastes - and dispose of the effluent and sludge.
building codes
environmental inventory
Deadend Manhole
Wastewater Facilities
38. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.
Main Sewer
Lift Station
greenbelt
easement
39. The precipitation that cannot be absorbed by the soil and flows across the surface by gravity. The water that reaches a stream by traveling over the soil surface or falls directly into the stream channels - including not only the large permanent stre
Terminal Manhole
Surface Runoff
environmental design professions
Sedimentation
40. American Society for Testing and Materials
Roof Leader
Sewer
topography
A S T M
41. Shoring members placed across a trench to hold other horizontal and vertical shoring members in place.
Cross Braces
Sediment
planning
reclamation
42. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Backfill
Laundering Weir
Stratification
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
43. A railing composed of balusters capped by a handrail.
Manhole
Balustrade
Baffle
Rubble - Coursed
44. 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
Surcharge
historic preservation
Saturated Soil
Shear Wall
45. Masonry composed of irregularly shaped stones laid without regularity of coursing - but well bonded.
landscape contractor
Rubble - Ordinary
Surface Runoff
Absorption
46. Vertical member supporting the railing.
reclamation
Baluster
Shear Wall
Rubble - Coursed
47. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation
Backfill
master plan
Wasteline Cleanout
Terminal Manhole
48. One or a series of oneinch diameter holes through a manhole lid for purposes of venting dangerous gases found in sewers.
Curb inlet
Elevation
Manhole Vents
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
49. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.
Vault
Wasteline Cleanout
Storm Water Inlet
Angle Post
50. A capped opening in a building lateral -usually located on the property line - through which the pipelines can be cleaned.
Collection System
Lateral Cleanout
contour
historic preservation