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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.






2. Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports






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






4. Vertical member supporting the railing.






5. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.






6. 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.






7. 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






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






9. A collection pipe to which building laterals are connected.






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






11. Material used to provide a bedding or foundation for pipes or other underground structures. This material is of specified quality for desirable bedding or other characteristics and is often imported from a different location.






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






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






14. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component






15. 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.






16. A system used where wastewater collection systems and treatment plants are not available. The system is a settling tank in which settled sludge is in intimate contact with the wastewater flowing through the tank and the organic solids are decomposed






17. A septic tank or other holding tank which serves as a temporary wastewater storage reservoir for a Septic Tank Effluent Pump (STEP) system. See SEPTIC TANK.






18. 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.






19. A type of wastewater or service connection pipe made of a low grade of cast iron. _ In plumbing - a pipe that carries the discharge of toilets or similar fixtures - with or without the discharges from other fixtures.






20. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.






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






22. Masonry composed of irregularly shaped stones laid without regularity of coursing - but well bonded.






23. Masonry composed of roughly shaped stones - well bonded and brought at irregular intervals vertically to discontinuous but approximately level beds or courses.






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






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






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






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






28. Masonry composed of roughly shaped stones fitting approximately on level beds - well bonded and brought at vertical intervals to continuous level beds of courses.






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






30. A capped opening in a building lateral -usually located on the property line - through which the pipelines can be cleaned.






31. An opening in pipes or sewers designed for rodding or working a snake into the pipe in either direction. Twoway cleanouts are most often found in building lateral pipes at or near a property line.






32. 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.






33. The movement or dislocation of underground soil or structure. Earth shift is usually caused by external forces such as surface loads - slides - stresses or nearby construction - water movements or seismic forces.






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






35. 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.






36. A road laid through a garden or park-like landscape - usually with median and roadside plantings.






37. Branch or lateral sewers that collect wastewater from building sewers and service lines.






38. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.






39. A downspout or pipe installed to drain a roof gutter to a storm drain or other means of disposal.






40. 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






41. 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).






42. 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.






43. 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






44. 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.






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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






48. 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






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






50. 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.