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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. 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.
Curb inlet
Manifold
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Lateral Sewer
2. Acronym for 'Computer Aided (i.e. - Assisted) Design and Drafting -' a digital design process in which landscape architects use computers to help produce precise drawings and details for the construction of a project.
designed landscape
CADD
Forest Service
Surface Runoff
3. 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.
Hydrostatic Pressure
Chain of Custody
Infiltrated Debris
Select Bedding
4. A manhole in which the rate of the water entering is greater than the capacity of the outlet under gravity flow conditions. When the water in the manhole rises above the top of the outlet pipe - the manhole is said to be 'surcharged.'
Surcharge Manhole
Angle of Repose
landscape
base plan
5. An authorization issued by a government agency allowing construction of a project according to approved plans and specifications.
Wastewater Collection System
Combined Sewer
building (construction) permit
Manhole Vents
6. 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
Absorption Capacity
Curb Stop
Roof Leader
Chain of Custody
7. 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.
building codes
landscape architect
Walers
contour
8. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.
Grease Trap
environmental design professions
Wastewater Collection System
national park
9. A railing composed of balusters capped by a handrail.
Wasteline Vent
Balustrade
planned unit development (PUD)
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
10. The pipes - conduits - structures - equipment - and processes required to collect - convey - and treat domestic and industrial wastes - and dispose of the effluent and sludge.
Splash Pad
Seasonal Water Table
hardscape
Wastewater Facilities
11. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.
Elevation
designed landscape
Curb Stop
Acid Rain
12. In landscape architecture - an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features - used as a basis for subsequent plan development.
Sanitary Sewer
manipulation of space
Liquefaction
base plan
13. Opening in a sewer provided for the purpose of permitting operators or equipment to enter or leave a sewer. Sometimes called an 'access hole' or a 'maintenance hole.'
Manhole
Lift Station
Bearing
Absorption Capacity
14. Landscape architecture - (civil) engineering - urban planning and architecture. Agronomy is also often included in this group.
Capillary Action
Collection System
built environment
environmental design professions
15. A 19th- and 20th-century planned community traditionally featuring careful mixes of housing - open space - commercial activity and recreation. Examples include Reston - Va. - and Columbia - Md. - in the United States - and Harlow and Stevenage in Gre
Walers
Settlement
new town
Lateral Break
16. 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.
Main Sewer
historic preservation
Cistern
Wasteline Vent
17. A mixture of storm or surface runoff and other wastewater such as domestic or industrial wastewater.
Backfill
Combined Wastewater
Absorption
Sediment
18. 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.
Wasteline Vent
Forest Service
Supersaturated
multiple use
19. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water. The term 'collection line' is often used also.
Sewer Main
Sewer
Cross Braces
Oxidation Ditch
20. An arrangement of pipes - equipment - devices - tanks and structures for treating wastewater and industrial wastes. A water pollution control plant.
landscape contractor
manipulation of space
landscape architecture registration
Wastewater Treatment Plant
21. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
Combined Sewer
master plan
Soil Pipe
Surcharge
22. 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
Soil Displacement
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
National Park Service (NPS)
Cross Braces
23. 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
Activated Sludge Process
Imported Backfill
Rubble - Random
Interconnector
24. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
Pump Station
Grade
Datum Line
Supersaturated
25. 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
Absorption Capacity
landscape contractor
Interconnector
Weir
26. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.
building (construction) permit
contour
Bearing Wall
Vault
27. The prepared and compacted base on which a manhole is constructed.
Rubble - Ordinary
base plan
conservation plan
Manhole Bedding
28. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation
Backfill
Laundering Weir
landscape
Compaction Test
29. 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
Subsidence
Estimated Flow
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
30. 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
landscape architect
Trunk Sewer
Interceptor
Lateral Cleanout
31. 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.
Axial Load
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
zoning
landscape contractor
32. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.
Collection Main
Bedding
Supersaturated
land use
33. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.
Manifold
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Bearing
Baluster
34. 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.
Clear Well
Infiltrated Debris
Trunk System
Surcharge Manhole
35. A collection pipe to which building laterals are connected.
Imported Backfill
Surcharge Manhole
Handhole Trap
Collection Main
36. 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
Storm Collection System
Pump Station
Grade
Baluster
37. A sewer that receives wastewater from many tributary branches or sewers and serves a large territory and contributing population.
Trunk Sewer
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
site plan
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
38. 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
Sedimentation Basin
Subsidence
Interceptor
Invert
39. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Collection Main
Storm Water Inlet
Saturated Soil
Vault
40. 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
Sewer
Estimated Flow
Lateral Cleanout
Secondary Treatment
41. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rainwater.
Cistern
easement
planned unit development (PUD)
Aquifer
42. An agency of the U.S. Department of the Interior charged with the planning and administration of all parks and monuments in the federal park system. The NPS is often referred to as the largest single employer of landscape architects in the United Sta
Imported Backfill
Retention
National Park Service (NPS)
Walers
43. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.
Elevation
scenic easement
Capillary Action
Retention
44. Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports
Estimated Flow
drainage
Newel Post
Settlement
45. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Acid Rain
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Compaction
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
46. Vertical member supporting the railing.
Baluster
Imported Backfill
conservation plan
Caisson
47. 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.
Laundering Weir
planning
Lateral Break
Equalizing Basin
48. Regulations specifying the type of construction methods and materials that are allowable on a project.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
topography
Estimated Flow
building codes
49. The amount of runoff that reaches the point of measurement within a relatively short period of time after the occurrence of a storm or other form of precipitation. Also called 'direct runoff.'
Lateral Cleanout
Storm Runoff
Nonpotable
Bearing Wall
50. 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).
Pump Station
Absorption
Storm Water Inlet
Lateral Cleanout
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