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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a TERMINAL MANHOLE.
national park
Deadend Manhole
Day Tank
Service Pipe
2. Broken stones - boulders - or other materials placed compactly or irregularly on levees or dikes for the protection of earth surfaces against the erosive action of waves.
Interconnector
Collection Main
Riprap
Acidic
3. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.
CADD
Hydrostatic Pressure
Vault
Wastewater Collection System
4. 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.'
design
Groundwater
Outlet
Acid Rain
5. 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.
Catch Basin
Day Tank
Adhesion
landscape architect
6. 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
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Angle of Repose
Absorption Capacity
Septic Tank
7. A flat board or plate - deflector - guide or similar device constructed or placed in flowing water or slurry systems to cause more uniform flow velocities - to absorb energy - and to divert - guide - or agitate liquids (water - chemical solutions - s
Baffle
ground water
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
landscape architecture
8. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.
Acid Rain
Artificial Groundwater Table
Sewer Main
Soil Displacement
9. 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
open space
Storm Runoff
Curb inlet
Curb Stop
10. 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.
Storm Water
Lateral Sewer
Sedimentation Basin
Trunk Sewer
11. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.
Activated Sludge Process
Compaction
Collection Main
Acid Rain
12. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.
environmental inventory
Storm Collection System
ground water
land trust
13. 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.
Easement
hardscape
Overflow Manhole
land use
14. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.
Subsidence
softscape
Forest Service
Curb Stop
15. Downstream opening or discharge end of a pipe - culvert - or canal.
multiple use
Outlet
Trunk System
hardscape
16. 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
Groundwater
Subsidence
Retention
environmental impact
17. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
Aquifer
Service Pipe
Acidic
Riprap
18. A preliminary plan showing proposed ultimate site development. Master plans often comprise site work that must be executed in phases over a long time and are thus subject to drastic modification.
ecology
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Surface Runoff
master plan
19. Narrowly defined - an extended view or prospect from a site which - many times - is as important as or more important than the site itself.
view
easement
drainage
historic preservation
20. 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
Estimated Flow
ground water
Adsorption
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
21. British thermal units; the quantity of thermal energy required to raise one pound of water at its maximum density - 1 degree F. One BTU is equivalent to .293 watt hours - or 252 calories. One kilowatt hour is equivalent to 3412 BTU Back Pressure (wat
Elevation
land use
Grade
B T U
22. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.
national park
Overflow Manhole
Cross Braces
B T U
23. An agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior charged with the planning and administration of all parks and monuments in the federal park system. The NPS is often referred to as the largest single employer of landscape architects in the United Sta
National Park Service (NPS)
Clear Well
Wasteline Cleanout
Storm Runoff
24. 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
Storm Runoff
Forest Service
historic preservation
Rubble - Coursed
25. A manhole which fills and allows raw wastewater to flow out onto the street or ground.
national park
Overflow Manhole
greenbelt
Baffle
26. Branch or lateral sewers that collect wastewater from building sewers and service lines.
Grade
Water Table
Surcharge Manhole
Mail Line
27. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Vault
Grade
Handhole Trap
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
28. 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
Grade
Outlet
Lateral Cleanout
Terminal Manhole
29. 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.
Wasteline Vent
design
Outlet
Supersaturated
30. 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
scenic easement
Saturated Soil
Lift Station
31. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rainwater.
Cistern
zoning
Sanitary Sewer
Clear Well
32. A capped opening in a building lateral -usually located on the property line - through which the pipelines can be cleaned.
Saturated Soil
Estimated Flow
Outlet
Lateral Cleanout
33. 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
Overflow Manhole
national park
Surface Runoff
Gravity Flow
34. Narrowly defined - the amount of countryside and/or city that can be taken in at a glance. Also - an area of land or water taken in the aggregate.
Datum Line
Grade
Aquifer
landscape
35. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
manipulation of space
Septic Tank
Datum Line
reclamation
36. 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.
Outlet
Chain of Custody
cost-benefit analysis
Wastewater
37. An authorization issued by a government agency allowing construction of a project according to approved plans and specifications.
building (construction) permit
Laundering Weir
Estimated Flow
ground water
38. A structure or chamber which is usually sunk or lowered by digging from the inside. Used to gain access to the bottom of a stream or other body of water.
Caisson
Sewer
Deadend Manhole
Shear Wall
39. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.
landscape architecture registration
Wastewater
Lateral Break
reclamation
40. 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.
built environment
natural resources
grade
Settlement
41. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
Seasonal Water Table
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
view
Water Table
42. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.
Compaction Test
ground water
Liquefaction
Settlement
43. 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.
Wasteline Cleanout
planning
Hydrostatic Pressure
environmental design professions
44. 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.
Angle Post
Walers
Nonpotable
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
45. 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.
view
reclamation
Wastewater Collection System
Trunk Sewer
46. An agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - primarily responsible for planning and overseeing the use of national forest lands by private - commercial and government users.
Lift Station
Admixture
landscape architecture
Forest Service
47. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.
Combined Sewer
Caisson
natural resources
Elevation
48. 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
planned unit development (PUD)
Compaction
Grade
landscape architecture
49. 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
Laundering Weir
ecology
Lateral Cleanout
Weir
50. 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.
Walers
parkway
Invert
Weir