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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. Installation of pumps to lift wastewater to a higher elevation in places where flat land would require excessively deep sewer trenches. Also used to raise wastewater from areas too low to drain into available collection lines. These stations may be e






2. 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.






3. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.






4. A sewer pipe to which building laterals are connected. Also called a COLLECTION MAIN.






5. 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






6. A type of easement granting permission to a constructor or developer to build over a street or structure.






7. 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.






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






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






10. Sand - silt - gravel and rocks carried or washed into a collection system by infiltration water flows.






11. 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






12. 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.






13. A relatively clear or forested area left untouched in or near a city. It may be active open space - such as a baseball field - or passive open space - such as an area of natural woodland.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. A multinational organization of landscape architects whose purpose is the promotion of landscape design and planning.






17. A chamber or well built at the curbline of a street to admit gutter flow to the storm water drainage system. Also see STORM WATER INLET and CATCH BASIN.






18. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.






19. Vertical member supporting the railing.






20. A U.S. government agency charged with administering vast areas of public land.






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. A system of major sewers serving as transporting lines and not as local or lateral sewers.






25. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.






26. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a TERMINAL MANHOLE.






27. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.






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






29. That part of rain or other precipitation that runs off the surface of a drainage area and does not enter the soil or the sewer system as inflow.






30. Landscape architecture - (civil) engineering - urban planning and architecture. Agronomy is also often included in this group.






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






33. 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.'






34. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation






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






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






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






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






39. A system of gutters - catch basins - yard drains - culverts and pipes for the purpose of conducting storm waters from an area - but intended to exclude domestic and industrial wastes.






40. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.






41. 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.






42. The running off of water from a land surface or subsurface - such as through sewers or natural means.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. 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






46. The excess water running off from the surface of a drainage area during and immediately after a period of rain. See STORM RUNOFF.






47. The slope of a plot of land. Grading is the mechanical process of moving earth changing the degree of rise or descent of the land in order to establish good drainage and otherwise suit the intent of a landscape design.






48. A sewer line that receives wastewater from many tributary branches and sewer lines and serves as an outlet for a large territory or is used to feed an intercepting sewer.






49. 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.






50. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.







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