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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a TERMINAL MANHOLE.
design
Deadend Manhole
land trust
Subsidence
2. 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.
Manhole Bedding
land trust
Lateral Sewer
Water Table
3. A multinational organization of landscape architects whose purpose is the promotion of landscape design and planning.
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Trunk System
land trust
Grease Trap
4. Solid material settled from suspension in a liquid.
historic preservation
Mail Line
Sediment
conservation plan
5. 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
Adsorption
Acid Rain
environmental inventory
Elevation
6. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.
Interconnector
Lateral Break
Wasteline Vent
Manhole Vents
7. Any designated use or activity on a piece of land.
Collection System
greenbelt
Baffle
land use
8. Masonry composed of irregularly shaped stones laid without regularity of coursing - but well bonded.
Laundering Weir
Rubble - Ordinary
Retention
conservation
9. 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.
air rights
built environment
Day Tank
A S T M
10. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
agronomy
Combined Sewer
Datum Line
Adhesion
11. 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.
Collection Main
Overflow Manhole
multiple use
Sedimentation
12. Narrowly defined - the amount of countryside and/or city that can be taken in at a glance. Also - an area of land or water taken in the aggregate.
national park
landscape
Terminal Manhole
Deadend Manhole
13. Landscape architecture - (civil) engineering - urban planning and architecture. Agronomy is also often included in this group.
Surcharge Manhole
Water Table
environmental design professions
contour
14. 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
Curb Stop
environmental impact
Two-Way Cleanout
Adsorption
15. A downspout or pipe installed to drain a roof gutter to a storm drain or other means of disposal.
Surcharge Manhole
Roof Leader
Subsidence
contour
16. 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
land use
Absorption
built environment
Activated Sludge Process
17. 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
Lift Station
Axial Load
Wasteline Cleanout
Compaction
18. Sand - silt - gravel and rocks carried or washed into a collection system by infiltration water flows.
topography
Collection Main
Infiltrated Debris
Lift Station
19. 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
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Pump Station
master plan
Potable Water
20. 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.
open space
Sewer Main
base plan
Capillary Action
21. A structure or chamber which is usually sunk or lowered by digging from the inside. Used to gain access to the bottom of a stream or other body of water.
Clear Well
Easement
Caisson
ecology
22. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.
Manhole Bedding
softscape
Wastewater Facilities
drainage
23. Material used in backfilling of an excavation - selected for desirable compaction or other characteristics.
Backfill
Forest Service
Select Backfill
Activated Sludge Process
24. The slope of a plot of land. Grading is the mechanical process of moving earth changing the degree of rise or descent of the land in order to establish good drainage and otherwise suit the intent of a landscape design.
grade
Collection Main
designed landscape
Storm Collection System
25. 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.'
Rubble - Ordinary
Surcharge Manhole
Settlement
Infiltrated Debris
26. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Supersaturated
Sediment
Vault
Settlement
27. A reactor or basin in which baffles or other devices create a series of compartments. The environment and the resulting microbial population within each compartment can be controlled to some extent by the operator. The environmental conditions (food
Groundwater
Selector
Manhole Vents
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
28. A mixture of storm or surface runoff and other wastewater such as domestic or industrial wastewater.
Estimated Flow
Capillary Action
Combined Wastewater
Bearing Wall
29. 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
historic preservation
Outlet
landscape architect
Activated Sludge Process
30. Downstream opening or discharge end of a pipe - culvert - or canal.
Surcharge Manhole
Outlet
Sedimentation Basin
building codes
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.
Wastewater
Trunk System
Two-Way Cleanout
zoning
32. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.
Gravity Flow
Select Backfill
Storm Water Inlet
Nonpotable
33. 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
Aeration
Collection Main
ground water
Earth Shift
34. 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
Subsidence
Storm Runoff
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Day Tank
35. Branch or lateral sewers that collect wastewater from building sewers and service lines.
landscape
Mail Line
land trust
Interconnector
36. 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.
national park
landscape architecture registration
Retention
planned unit development (PUD)
37. 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
historic preservation
Handhole Trap
Compaction Test
38. 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.
Infiltrated Debris
Aquifer
air rights
master plan
39. 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
Stratification
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
landscape architect
natural resources
40. 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.
Sewer
Hydrostatic Pressure
Sanitary Sewer
historic preservation
41. 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
Catch Basin
National Park Service (NPS)
scenic easement
42. Load applied along or parallel to and concentric with the primary axis
Manhole
Axial Load
Compaction
Terminal Manhole
43. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.
Deadend Manhole
landscape contractor
scenic easement
Wastewater Collection System
44. 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.
Liquefaction
Select Backfill
Adhesion
Walers
45. American Society for Testing and Materials
A S T M
Day Tank
landscape architect
landscape architecture registration
46. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.
Aquifer
Service Pipe
Datum Line
Bearing
47. 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.
topography
conservation plan
Adsorption
cost-benefit analysis
48. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.
Laundering Weir
Shear Wall
historic preservation
Manhole Bedding
49. Record of an area's natural and man-made resources - including vegetation - animal life - geological characteristics and mankind's presence in such forms as housing - highways and even hazardous wastes.
environmental inventory
drainage
multiple use
Impermeable
50. The pipeline extending from the water main to the building served or to the consumer's system.
Caisson
Imported Backfill
Axial Load
Service Pipe