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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. 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.
greenbelt
hardscape
Secondary Treatment
Acidic
2. A U.S. government agency charged with administering vast areas of public land.
multiple use
Compaction
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Angle of Repose
3. 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.
Adsorption
Forest Service
Nonpotable
Hydrostatic Pressure
4. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.
scenic easement
Newel Post
view
Gravity Flow
5. 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
Storm Sewer
Vault
Axial Load
Soil Displacement
6. 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.'
built environment
national park
Combined Sewer
Angle of Repose
7. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.
Laundering Weir
open space
Riprap
Soil Pipe
8. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.
Trunk Sewer
Bearing Wall
Storm Water Inlet
Earth Shift
9. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.
Hydrostatic Pressure
Retention
Trunk System
ground water
10. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.
Interconnector
Trunk System
Rubble - Coursed
Manifold
11. 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
Curb Stop
Imported Backfill
Activated Sludge Process
Elevation
12. An opening or point of access in a building wastewater pipe system for rodding or snake operation.
conservation
Check Valve
planning
Wasteline Cleanout
13. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
environmental inventory
Capillary Action
Vault
Bearing
14. 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.
Sediment
Secondary Treatment
Supersaturated
Rubble - Random
15. In zoning - a housing or commercial development composed of individual units that are regulated as a whole.
Acidic
Trunk Sewer
Collection System
planned unit development (PUD)
16. 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
landscape architecture
Aeration
Manhole Bedding
CADD
17. 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
Permeability
landscape architecture
Storm Sewer
conservation plan
18. Masonry composed of roughly shaped stones fitting approximately on level beds - well bonded and brought at vertical intervals to continuous level beds of courses.
Sediment
Rubble - Coursed
topography
manipulation of space
19. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.
Sanitary Sewer
Splash Pad
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Balustrade
20. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
Retention
Aquifer
Seasonal Water Table
Earth Shift
21. The oxidation ditch is a modified form of the activated sludge process. The ditch consists of two channels placed side by side and connected at the ends to produce one continuous loop of wastewater flow and a brush rotator assembly placed across the
Storm Water Inlet
zoning
Oxidation Ditch
landscape architect
22. The protection - improvement and use of natural resources according to principles that will assure the highest economic or social benefits for people and the environment now and in the future.
conservation
Compaction
natural resources
base plan
23. 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
Sewer Main
Aeration
Grade
design
24. Shoring members placed across a trench to hold other horizontal and vertical shoring members in place.
Cross Braces
contour
Sediment
Selector
25. 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.
natural resources
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Wastewater Facilities
Collection Main
26. 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
reclamation
Adsorption
Newel Post
Collection Main
27. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Bearing Wall
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Deadend Manhole
Estimated Flow
28. Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports
Sewer
Settlement
topography
Combined System
29. A multinational organization of landscape architects whose purpose is the promotion of landscape design and planning.
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Main Sewer
built environment
Baffle
30. Pertaining to groundwater - a well - or underground basin where the water is under a pressure greater than atmospheric and will rise above the level of its upper confining surface if given an opportunity to do so.
Artesian
Grease Trap
Sewer Main
Artificial Groundwater Table
31. The force that resists the separation of two bodies in contact.
Outlet
landscape
Adhesion
Laundering Weir
32. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.
Stratification
Aeration
open space
Potable Water
33. 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.
Wastewater Collection System
Storm Water Inlet
Acid Rain
Chain of Custody
34. 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.
Wasteline Cleanout
Saturated Soil
Lift Station
Main Sewer
35. 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.
Impermeable
Select Bedding
Day Tank
Groundwater
36. The man-made creation of or alterations to a specific area - including its natural resources. This is in contrast to the 'natural environment.'
drainage
Sewer Main
built environment
land trust
37. Landscape architecture - (civil) engineering - urban planning and architecture. Agronomy is also often included in this group.
Elevation
planning
environmental design professions
Newel Post
38. A road laid through a garden or park-like landscape - usually with median and roadside plantings.
Axial Load
parkway
Walers
Sedimentation
39. The prepared and compacted base on which a manhole is constructed.
Baffle
Hydrostatic Pressure
Manhole Bedding
base plan
40. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.
building (construction) permit
design
Sewage
Water Table
41. 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.
Liquefaction
Baluster
greenbelt
master plan
42. The lowest point of the channel inside a pipe - conduit - or canal.
Riprap
Invert
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Baffle
43. The excess water running off from the surface of a drainage area during and immediately after a period of rain. See STORM RUNOFF.
National Park Service (NPS)
Manhole Bedding
Storm Water
manipulation of space
44. 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
landscape architect
view
Pump Station
Cross Braces
45. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.
design
Elevation
Roof Leader
grade
46. 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
Imported Backfill
hardscape
designed landscape
Handhole Trap
47. The change to an area's natural resources - including animal and plant life - resulting from use by man. Some projects may require conducting of an 'environmental impact study' before development can proceed.
environmental impact
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Forest Service
Grease Trap
48. 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
designed landscape
landscape contractor
Elevation
Absorption Capacity
49. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.
Caisson
Wastewater Collection System
Collection Main
Supersaturated
50. 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
design
Terminal Manhole
Weir
Manifold