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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. 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.






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






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






4. The form of the land. Contour lines are map lines connecting points of the same ground elevation and are used to depict and measure slope and drainage. Spot elevations are points of a specific elevation.






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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.






9. 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






10. Broken stones - boulders - or other materials placed compactly or irregularly on levees or dikes for the protection of earth surfaces against the erosive action of waves.






11. 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.






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






13. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation






14. 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






15. 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.






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






17. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






22. Load applied along or parallel to and concentric with the primary axis






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






24. The pipeline extending from the water main to the building served or to the consumer's system.






25. A pipe or conduit that carries wastewater or drainage water. The term 'collection line' is often used also.






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






31. A pipe or conduit (sewer) intended to carry wastewater or waterborne wastes from homes - businesses - and industries to the POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works). Storm water runoff or unpolluted water should be collected and transported in a separat






32. 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.






33. 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






34. A wall that resist horizontal forces applied in the plane of the wall.






35. 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.






36. 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






37. A manhole which fills and allows raw wastewater to flow out onto the street or ground.






38. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.






39. Vertical member supporting the railing.






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






41. Any attempt to restore to beneficial use land that has lost its fertility and stability; most often applies to mining reclamation - such as the restoration of strip mines and quarries.






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






43. 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.






44. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.






45. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.






46. A rough guess of the amount of flow in a collection system. When greater accuracy is needed - flow could be computed using average or typical flow quantities. Even greater accuracy would result from metering or otherwise measuring the actual flow.






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






48. 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.






49. 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.






50. 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.






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