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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Lateral Break
Vault
Easement
2. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.
Elevation
Wastewater
Two-Way Cleanout
parkway
3. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
Groundwater
Acidic
City Beautiful Movement
landscape architect
4. Clarifier - Settling Tank. A tank or basin in which wastewater is held for a period of time during which the heavier solids settle to the bottom and the lighter materials float to the water surface.
Sedimentation Basin
Backfill
Wastewater Collection System
Sedimentation
5. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
natural resources
Seasonal Water Table
Clear Well
Backfill
6. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.
drainage
Compaction
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
historic preservation
7. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
land use
landscape architecture registration
Datum Line
open space
8. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.
Splash Pad
Acid Rain
planned unit development (PUD)
Deadend Manhole
9. A system of gutters - catch basins - yard drains - culverts and pipes for the purpose of conducting storm waters from an area - but intended to exclude domestic and industrial wastes.
Gravity Flow
agronomy
ground water
Storm Collection System
10. Vertical member supporting the railing.
Baluster
open space
Select Bedding
Invert
11. 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
Grade
Interceptor
Liquefaction
Secondary Treatment
12. 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
Surcharge
Absorption
Manhole
Compaction
13. 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.
Terminal Manhole
Storm Sewer
Newel Post
master plan
14. 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
Aquifer
Surface Runoff
Backfill
15. In landscape architecture - an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features - used as a basis for subsequent plan development.
Acid Rain
Storm Water Inlet
Grade
base plan
16. 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.
view
City Beautiful Movement
Walers
Earth Shift
17. A mixture of storm or surface runoff and other wastewater such as domestic or industrial wastewater.
Combined Wastewater
Two-Way Cleanout
view
contour
18. 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
Select Bedding
Sanitary Sewer
Wastewater Treatment Plant
landscape architect
19. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.
Angle Post
Earth Shift
Wastewater Collection System
Aquifer
20. 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
environmental design professions
Sanitary Sewer
Estimated Flow
Storm Sewer
21. A downspout or pipe installed to drain a roof gutter to a storm drain or other means of disposal.
view
Wastewater Facilities
Roof Leader
agronomy
22. 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.
Weir
Newel Post
Storm Collection System
Admixture
23. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
Combined Sewer
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Surcharge Manhole
Trunk System
24. A collection pipe to which building laterals are connected.
Subsidence
Sedimentation Basin
Collection Main
Wastewater Treatment Plant
25. 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
Newel Post
base plan
Liquefaction
Adsorption
26. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.
Admixture
easement
Retention
Lift Station
27. A manhole which fills and allows raw wastewater to flow out onto the street or ground.
design
Combined System
Overflow Manhole
Riprap
28. Post at which the railing terminates at each floor level.
Newel Post
Liquefaction
Earth Shift
City Beautiful Movement
29. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.
Laundering Weir
open space
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Overflow Manhole
30. 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
Adhesion
Terminal Manhole
Bearing Wall
Curb Stop
31. 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.
environmental inventory
drainage
Newel Post
conservation
32. 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.
Lift Station
Manhole Bedding
Potable Water
landscape
33. 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.
Caisson
Select Bedding
Newel Post
Water Table
34. 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
building (construction) permit
Baffle
Terminal Manhole
Acidic
35. The excess water running off from the surface of a drainage area during and immediately after a period of rain. See STORM RUNOFF.
Deadend Manhole
Main Sewer
Storm Water
site plan
36. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Collection Main
Sewage
Laundering Weir
Bearing Wall
37. Legal right to use the property of others for a specific purpose. For example - a utility company may have a fivefoot easement along the property line of a home. This gives the utility the legal right to install and maintain a sewer line within the e
Easement
Compaction
Sewage
designed landscape
38. 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.
cost-benefit analysis
manipulation of space
Artificial Groundwater Table
Manifold
39. Branch or lateral sewers that collect wastewater from building sewers and service lines.
Mail Line
Oxidation Ditch
Lateral Sewer
Datum Line
40. 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
Shear Wall
environmental impact
Sanitary Sewer
Pump Station
41. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rainwater.
Activated Sludge Process
Lift Station
built environment
Cistern
42. Shoring members placed across a trench to hold other horizontal and vertical shoring members in place.
Shear Wall
Cross Braces
Manhole
Grade
43. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.
site plan
Combined Sewer
Subsidence
Laundering Weir
44. 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.'
Runoff
Groundwater
Cistern
Sewage
45. 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
Angle Post
planning
Retention
Combined Wastewater
46. The creative illustration - planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony - utility - value and beauty.
environmental inventory
Service Pipe
Liquefaction
design
47. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
Earth Shift
Gravity Flow
Bearing
cost-benefit analysis
48. 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
Shear Wall
Aeration
Soil Pipe
Overflow Manhole
49. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.
Aquifer
Infiltrated Debris
Saturated Soil
Bedding
50. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Vault
Curb Stop
Invert
Wastewater Treatment Plant
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