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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. Soil that cannot absorb any more liquid. The interstices or void spaces in the soil are filled with water to the point at which runoff occurs.
Wastewater Collection System
Riprap
Handhole Trap
Saturated Soil
2. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.
environmental inventory
Collection Main
Forest Service
Compaction
3. 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
Subsidence
Runoff
Surcharge
Wasteline Vent
4. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
Bearing
Lift Station
Balustrade
Lateral Break
5. Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports
Forest Service
Settlement
parkway
Catch Basin
6. 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
land use
Vault
Aeration
Grade
7. A device made of pipe fittings used to prevent sewer gases escaping from the branch or lateral sewer from entering a building sewer.
Handhole Trap
Groundwater
Compaction Test
Gravity Flow
8. 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
national park
Curb Stop
Datum Line
Wastewater Collection System
9. A separate pipe - conduit or open channel (sewer) that carries runoff from storms - surface drainage - and street wash - but does not include domestic and industrial wastes. Storm sewers are often the recipients of hazardous or toxic substances due t
Day Tank
Rubble - Coursed
Storm Sewer
Splash Pad
10. Vertical member supporting the railing.
Walers
conservation plan
Terminal Manhole
Baluster
11. Any designated use or activity on a piece of land.
softscape
Datum Line
land use
building (construction) permit
12. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.
Elevation
Estimated Flow
Bedding
design
13. 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.
Adhesion
cost-benefit analysis
site plan
Sediment
14. 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.
reclamation
built environment
Supersaturated
Lateral Break
15. The pipes - conduits - structures - equipment - and processes required to collect - convey - and treat domestic and industrial wastes - and dispose of the effluent and sludge.
Aeration
Absorption Capacity
Storm Sewer
Wastewater Facilities
16. The science and management of land - especially rural - agricultural land.
agronomy
Angle Post
Grade
scenic easement
17. 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.
Admixture
Lateral Break
Acid Rain
land trust
18. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.
Manifold
Trunk Sewer
Storm Sewer
scenic easement
19. 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.
environmental impact
Chain of Custody
Main Sewer
Interceptor
20. 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
Angle Post
built environment
Selector
landscape
21. A sewer that discharges into a branch or other sewer and has no other common sewer tributary to it. Sometimes called a 'street sewer' because it collects wastewater from individual homes.
Combined Wastewater
Capillary Action
Lateral Sewer
Trunk System
22. A branch of biology dealing with the relationship between living things and their environment.
environmental impact
Manhole Vents
Invert
ecology
23. The dropping or lowering of the ground surface as a result of removing excess water (overdraft or overpumping) from an aquifer. After excess water has been removed - the soil will settle - become compacted and the ground surface will drop and can cau
Manhole Bedding
ground water
Newel Post
Subsidence
24. Opening in a sewer provided for the purpose of permitting operators or equipment to enter or leave a sewer. Sometimes called an 'access hole' or a 'maintenance hole.'
Manhole
Seasonal Water Table
Sediment
Artesian
25. A conservation group that maintains a revolving fund for quickly buying land that is in danger of being developed inappropriately or without regard to proper environmental considerations.
Interceptor
Permeability
land trust
drainage
26. 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.
reclamation
Secondary Treatment
Walers
Sewer
27. Federal agency responsible for producing and managing many federally-funded public service programs - especially those affecting housing and public spaces.
Rubble - Random
site plan
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Aeration
28. Record of an area's natural and man-made resources - including vegetation - animal life - geological characteristics and mankind's presence in such forms as housing - highways and even hazardous wastes.
topography
Lift Station
cost-benefit analysis
environmental inventory
29. Water or wastewater flowing from a higher elevation to a lower elevation due to the force of gravity. The water does not flow due to energy provided by a pump. Wherever possible - wastewater collection systems are designed to use the force of gravity
environmental design professions
Gravity Flow
Terminal Manhole
Splash Pad
30. The movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces.
Sedimentation Basin
hardscape
building codes
Capillary Action
31. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.
Splash Pad
Interconnector
Roof Leader
landscape architect
32. An opening or point of access in a building wastewater pipe system for rodding or snake operation.
Acid Rain
Wasteline Cleanout
Retention
Pump Station
33. In zoning - a housing or commercial development composed of individual units that are regulated as a whole.
planned unit development (PUD)
Nonpotable
Absorption Capacity
Potable Water
34. 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.
softscape
Clear Well
Capillary Action
Manhole
35. 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
Collection System
Sedimentation Basin
landscape architecture
open space
36. An opening in pipes or sewers designed for rodding or working a snake into the pipe in either direction. Twoway cleanouts are most often found in building lateral pipes at or near a property line.
Two-Way Cleanout
Wastewater
building (construction) permit
Compaction Test
37. 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.
Manhole Bedding
Select Bedding
Mail Line
Select Backfill
38. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.
Wastewater
building (construction) permit
scenic easement
land use
39. The creative illustration - planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony - utility - value and beauty.
Collection System
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
design
Compaction
40. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.
planning
Wastewater
Potable Water
Cistern
41. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.
Trunk System
Aquifer
building (construction) permit
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
42. The taking in or soaking up of one substance into the body of another by molecular or chemical action (as tree roots absorb dissolved nutrients in the soil).
Nonpotable
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
national park
Absorption
43. 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.
landscape architecture registration
A S T M
conservation plan
Sedimentation
44. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
Datum Line
Hydrostatic Pressure
Manhole Bedding
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
45. The process of adding air to water. Air can be added to water by either passing air through water or passing water through air. In wastewater treatment - air is added to freshen wastewater and to keep solids in suspension. With mixtures of wastewater
Chain of Custody
Aeration
Oxidation Ditch
natural resources
46. Legal right to use the property of others for a specific purpose. For example - a utility company may have a fivefoot easement along the property line of a home. This gives the utility the legal right to install and maintain a sewer line within the e
Selector
Easement
open space
greenbelt
47. 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
Activated Sludge Process
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
National Park Service (NPS)
reclamation
48. Load applied along or parallel to and concentric with the primary axis
Manhole Vents
Axial Load
Baluster
Combined Wastewater
49. The angle between a horizontal line andthe slope or surface of unsupported material such as gravel - sand -or loose soil. Also called the 'natural slope.'
Trunk Sewer
Wastewater Collection System
Sedimentation Basin
Angle of Repose
50. 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.
Compaction
Aeration
Day Tank
Bedding