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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.
Aeration
Water Table
Wastewater Facilities
Estimated Flow
2. An arrangement of pipes - equipment - devices - tanks and structures for treating wastewater and industrial wastes. A water pollution control plant.
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Sedimentation Basin
manipulation of space
Curb Stop
3. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.
Bedding
Trunk System
Sewage
Pump Station
4. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.
Main Sewer
Elevation
Collection Main
Soil Displacement
5. A groundwater table that is changed by artificial means. Examples of activities that artificially raise the level of a groundwater table include agricultural irrigation - dams and excessive sewer line exfiltration. A groundwater table can be artifici
Curb Stop
Potable Water
Artificial Groundwater Table
Selector
6. A strip of unspoiled - often treed - agricultural or other outlying land used to separate or ring urban areas.
new town
greenbelt
Splash Pad
manipulation of space
7. 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
Deadend Manhole
Grease Trap
designed landscape
Mail Line
8. A road laid through a garden or park-like landscape - usually with median and roadside plantings.
parkway
land trust
Sewer
Combined System
9. A special valve with a hinged disc or flap that opens in the direction of normal flow and is forced shut when flows attempt to go in the reverse or opposite direction of normal flows.
Collection System
Wasteline Cleanout
planning
Check Valve
10. 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.
landscape architecture registration
land trust
Rubble - Random
Artificial Groundwater Table
11. 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.'
Baluster
Day Tank
Groundwater
ecology
12. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.
Elevation
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Earth Shift
national park
13. A conservation group that maintains a revolving fund for quickly buying land that is in danger of being developed inappropriately or without regard to proper environmental considerations.
Impermeable
land trust
Earth Shift
Runoff
14. 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.
ecology
Secondary Treatment
Pump Station
environmental impact
15. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a DEADEND MANHOLE.
Terminal Manhole
B T U
Absorption Capacity
Adsorption
16. Downstream opening or discharge end of a pipe - culvert - or canal.
Secondary Treatment
Outlet
Gravity Flow
Baffle
17. A material - other than aggregate - cementitious material or water - added in small quantities to the mix in order to produce some (desired) modifications - either to the properties of the mix or of the hardened product.
greenbelt
Overflow Manhole
Capillary Action
Admixture
18. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.
natural resources
Angle of Repose
open space
Storm Water Inlet
19. 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.
Chain of Custody
Cistern
Settlement
Seasonal Water Table
20. 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.
Soil Pipe
master plan
Interconnector
Saturated Soil
21. 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.
Runoff
Compaction Test
Subsidence
built environment
22. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
manipulation of space
landscape contractor
Combined Sewer
Combined Wastewater
23. 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.
environmental impact
Manhole Bedding
hardscape
Laundering Weir
24. 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
Catch Basin
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Grade
Sedimentation
25. 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.
scenic easement
City Beautiful Movement
manipulation of space
Permeability
26. 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.
ground water
land use
conservation
open space
27. 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
Secondary Treatment
Absorption
Activated Sludge Process
Pump Station
28. The creative illustration - planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony - utility - value and beauty.
design
Manhole
National Park Service (NPS)
Axial Load
29. An opening or point of access in a building wastewater pipe system for rodding or snake operation.
Wasteline Cleanout
Interconnector
Walers
Mail Line
30. A manhole which fills and allows raw wastewater to flow out onto the street or ground.
Deadend Manhole
air rights
Overflow Manhole
Pump Station
31. 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.
Angle Post
parkway
Wastewater
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
32. 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.
national park
zoning
air rights
Lateral Break
33. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.
Weir
Datum Line
Liquefaction
Adsorption
34. 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.
Service Pipe
Capillary Action
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Day Tank
35. Soil that cannot absorb any more liquid. The interstices or void spaces in the soil are filled with water to the point at which runoff occurs.
Forest Service
Saturated Soil
contour
Manhole
36. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a TERMINAL MANHOLE.
A S T M
Grease Trap
Deadend Manhole
Wastewater
37. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.
Pump Station
Riprap
Baluster
softscape
38. 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.
Easement
master plan
multiple use
Vault
39. 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
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Absorption Capacity
Absorption
Lateral Break
40. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.
Lateral Break
Sedimentation Basin
Compaction Test
Collection System
41. 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
Collection Main
Caisson
Deadend Manhole
Subsidence
42. That part of the precipitation falling on a drainage area which does not escape as surface stream flow during a given period. It is the difference between total precipitation and total runoff during the period - and represents evaporation - transpira
Retention
topography
zoning
agronomy
43. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.
ground water
Subsidence
Collection Main
landscape architecture registration
44. Material used in backfilling of an excavation - selected for desirable compaction or other characteristics.
Select Backfill
Combined Sewer
Admixture
Pump Station
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
ecology
Angle of Repose
Retention
Curb Stop
46. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.
Wastewater
Soil Pipe
Aquifer
Acidic
47. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Main Sewer
Settlement
air rights
48. The pipeline extending from the water main to the building served or to the consumer's system.
manipulation of space
Lateral Cleanout
Service Pipe
Sedimentation Basin
49. OE The pressure at a specific elevation exerted by a body of water at rest - or _ In the case of groundwater - the pressure at a specific elevation due to the weight of water at higher levels in the same zone of saturation.
Elevation
Deadend Manhole
landscape architecture
Hydrostatic Pressure
50. In landscape architecture - an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features - used as a basis for subsequent plan development.
base plan
Newel Post
Permeability
Combined System