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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. Regulations specifying the type of construction methods and materials that are allowable on a project.
building codes
Seasonal Water Table
Newel Post
greenbelt
2. A strip of unspoiled - often treed - agricultural or other outlying land used to separate or ring urban areas.
Adsorption
Wastewater Collection System
hardscape
greenbelt
3. 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
master plan
Storm Sewer
air rights
Vault
4. A pipe or conduit (sewer) intended to carry wastewater or waterborne wastes from homes - businesses - and industries to the POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works). Storm water runoff or unpolluted water should be collected and transported in a separat
Interconnector
Manhole
greenbelt
Sanitary Sewer
5. 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.
Angle of Repose
conservation plan
Supersaturated
Impermeable
6. The amount of runoff that reaches the point of measurement within a relatively short period of time after the occurrence of a storm or other form of precipitation. Also called 'direct runoff.'
Storm Runoff
building (construction) permit
Absorption
Weir
7. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
Datum Line
Artesian
Angle Post
landscape
8. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a DEADEND MANHOLE.
Terminal Manhole
Axial Load
Potable Water
Storm Water Inlet
9. 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.
Vault
Day Tank
topography
open space
10. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.
Main Sewer
Compaction Test
ground water
Wastewater
11. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
Estimated Flow
Combined Sewer
Subsidence
Lateral Sewer
12. 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
planned unit development (PUD)
Cistern
Surface Runoff
Easement
13. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Absorption Capacity
Overflow Manhole
Vault
Lateral Cleanout
14. 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
Rubble - Random
Liquefaction
land use
Subsidence
15. Shoring members placed across a trench to hold other horizontal and vertical shoring members in place.
Compaction Test
agronomy
Activated Sludge Process
Cross Braces
16. One or a series of oneinch diameter holes through a manhole lid for purposes of venting dangerous gases found in sewers.
Wasteline Vent
built environment
ground water
Manhole Vents
17. 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.
Sewer Main
Storm Collection System
Adsorption
multiple use
18. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.
Settlement
Aquifer
Adsorption
Rubble - Coursed
19. 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.
contour
Subsidence
Absorption Capacity
Seasonal Water Table
20. 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.'
Datum Line
Combined Wastewater
design
Surcharge Manhole
21. 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.
Elevation
Handhole Trap
manipulation of space
Laundering Weir
22. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.
Combined System
reclamation
easement
Datum Line
23. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a TERMINAL MANHOLE.
Easement
Storm Water
Deadend Manhole
Lift Station
24. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rainwater.
Wastewater Treatment Plant
zoning
Caisson
Cistern
25. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Select Backfill
Interconnector
Axial Load
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
26. 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.
Combined Wastewater
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Trunk System
Storm Collection System
27. A U.S. government agency charged with administering vast areas of public land.
Sedimentation
Artificial Groundwater Table
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Vault
28. Any method of determining the weight a compacted material is able to support without damage or displacement. Usually stated in pounds per square foot.
Compaction Test
Impermeable
Sewage
landscape
29. 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).
Groundwater
Absorption
Newel Post
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
30. 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.
Surface Runoff
Storm Sewer
Chain of Custody
Lateral Sewer
31. 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.
Invert
Rubble - Ordinary
Wastewater Facilities
natural resources
32. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.
Absorption
Riprap
Liquefaction
Storm Water
33. 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
Splash Pad
B T U
Soil Pipe
landscape architect
34. A network of pipes - manholes - cleanouts - traps - siphons - lift stations and other structures used to collect all wastewater and wastewatercarried wastes of an area and transport them to a treatment plant or disposal system. The collection system
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
environmental inventory
Collection System
35. 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.
hardscape
Acid Rain
Acidic
Compaction
36. 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
Catch Basin
landscape architect
Backfill
Overflow Manhole
37. 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
Absorption Capacity
Equalizing Basin
Grease Trap
Sanitary Sewer
38. A wastewater pumping station that lifts the wastewater to a higher elevation when continuing the sewer at reasonable slopes would involve excessive depths of trench. Also - an installation of pumps that raise wastewater from areas too low to drain in
Sewer Main
Lift Station
landscape architect
Water Table
39. A plan for conserving or protecting various natural or manufactured resources. Such a plan is used as a management tool in making decisions regarding soil - water - vegetation - manufactured objects and other resources at a particular site.
built environment
conservation plan
Combined Wastewater
Lateral Cleanout
40. Acronym for 'Computer Aided (i.e. - Assisted) Design and Drafting -' a digital design process in which landscape architects use computers to help produce precise drawings and details for the construction of a project.
CADD
Compaction
Seasonal Water Table
Activated Sludge Process
41. The used household water and watercarried solids that flow in sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.
Acidic
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Sewage
open space
42. 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
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Lateral Break
Gravity Flow
zoning
43. American Society for Testing and Materials
Wasteline Cleanout
Storm Collection System
Storm Water Inlet
A S T M
44. 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
Compaction
new town
Easement
Angle of Repose
45. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation
parkway
Backfill
Combined Wastewater
B T U
46. 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
Adsorption
planning
Gravity Flow
Storm Water Inlet
47. 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
Wastewater
environmental design professions
Combined Sewer
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
48. Water that may contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered unsafe and/or unpalatable for drinking.
Nonpotable
Shear Wall
Cross Braces
National Park Service (NPS)
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
Acidic
Weir
Two-Way Cleanout
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
50. The creative illustration - planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony - utility - value and beauty.
Equalizing Basin
Trunk System
design
Liquefaction
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