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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.






2. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.






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






4. 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.






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






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






7. Movement of soil from one place to another. Generally accompanies SILTING of a sewer system. Where infiltration is taking place and silt is carried into a sewer system - such silt or soil is removed from the ground around the sewer pipe and the resul






8. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 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






12. 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.






13. One or a series of oneinch diameter holes through a manhole lid for purposes of venting dangerous gases found in sewers.






14. A wastewater treatment process used to convert dissolved or suspended materials into a form more readily separated from the water being treated. Usually the process follows primary treatment by sedimentation. The process commonly is a type of biologi






15. 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.






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. A receptacle designed to collect and retain grease and fatty substances usually found in kitchens or from similar wastes. It is installed in the drainage system between the kitchen or other point of production of the waste and the building wastewater






19. The man-made creation of or alterations to a specific area - including its natural resources. This is in contrast to the 'natural environment.'






20. A water treatment process in which solid particles settle out of the water being treated in a large clarifier or sedimentation basin.






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






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






23. Vertical member supporting the railing.






24. 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






25. 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.






26. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.






27. An authorization issued by a government agency allowing construction of a project according to approved plans and specifications.






28. 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.






29. The used household water and watercarried solids that flow in sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.






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






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






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






33. A railing composed of balusters capped by a handrail.






34. Material used for backfilling a trench or excavation which was not the original material removed during excavation. This is a common practice where tests on the original material show it to have poor compactability or load capacity. Also called BORRO






35. The property of a material or soil that permits considerable movement of water through it when it is saturated.






36. 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.






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






38. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.






39. 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.






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






41. Regulations specifying the type of construction methods and materials that are allowable on a project.






42. The pipes - conduits - structures - equipment - and processes required to collect - convey - and treat domestic and industrial wastes - and dispose of the effluent and sludge.






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






44. 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






45. 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.






46. A holding basin in which variations in flow and composition of a liquid are averaged. Such basins are used to provide a flow of reasonably uniform volume and composition to a treatment unit. Also called a balancing reservoir.






47. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.






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






50. A popular social concern of the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries aimed at improving the appearance of urban areas through better planning and the addition of formal - romanticized public spaces and gardens.







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