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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






7. Not easily penetrated. The property of a material or soil that does not allow - or allows only with great difficulty - the movement or passage of water.






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






9. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.






10. The gathering of a gas - liquid - or dissolved substance on the surface or interface zone of another material. Advanced Waste Treatment (water) n Any process of water renovation that upgrades treated wastewater to meet specific reuse requirements. Ma






11. 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.






12. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.






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






14. 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.






15. Federal agency responsible for producing and managing many federally-funded public service programs - especially those affecting housing and public spaces.






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






17. Any attempt to restore to beneficial use land that has lost its fertility and stability; most often applies to mining reclamation - such as the restoration of strip mines and quarries.






18. Any designated use or activity on a piece of land.






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






20. A reservoir for the storage of filtered water of sufficient capacity to prevent the need to vary the filtration rate with variations in demand. Also used to provide chlorine contact time for disinfection.






21. Narrowly defined - an extended view or prospect from a site which - many times - is as important as or more important than the site itself.






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






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 dimensioned drawing indicating the form of an existing area and the physical objects existing in it and those to be built or installed upon it.






25. 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.






26. Vertical member supporting the railing.






27. Water that may contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered unsafe and/or unpalatable for drinking.






28. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rainwater.






29. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.






30. The lowest point of the channel inside a pipe - conduit - or canal.






31. The illustration and description of problem-statements and large-scale design solutions that affect extensive areas of land; the anticipation of problems that will be encountered as human use and development of land continues.






32. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.






33. 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.






34. A collection pipe to which building laterals are connected.






35. 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.






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






37. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.






38. 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.'






39. Clarifier - Settling Tank. A tank or basin in which wastewater is held for a period of time during which the heavier solids settle to the bottom and the lighter materials float to the water surface.






40. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.






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






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






43. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.






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






45. Any method of determining the weight a compacted material is able to support without damage or displacement. Usually stated in pounds per square foot.






46. A legal form of land-use control and building regulations usually exercised by a municipal authority; usually involves setting aside of distinct land areas for specific purposes - such as commercial - educational or residential development.






47. 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.






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






49. Solid material settled from suspension in a liquid.






50. A groundwater table that is changed by artificial means. Examples of activities that artificially raise the level of a groundwater table include agricultural irrigation - dams and excessive sewer line exfiltration. A groundwater table can be artifici






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