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Civil Engineering Vocab

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






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.






3. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.






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






5. A community's used water and water carried solids (including used water from industrial processes) that flow to a treatment plant. Storm water - surface water - and groundwater infiltration also may be included in the wastewater that enters a wastewa






6. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component






7. Material used in backfilling of an excavation - selected for desirable compaction or other characteristics.






8. 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.






9. In zoning - a housing or commercial development composed of individual units that are regulated as a whole.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports






13. 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






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






15. The movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces.






16. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.






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.






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






19. The prepared and compacted base on which a manhole is constructed.






20. 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.






21. Regulations specifying the type of construction methods and materials that are allowable on a project.






22. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.






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.






24. An arrangement of pipes - equipment - devices - tanks and structures for treating wastewater and industrial wastes. A water pollution control plant.






25. Branch or lateral sewers that collect wastewater from building sewers and service lines.






26. 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.






27. 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.






28. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Post at which the railing terminates at each floor level.






36. Water that may contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered unsafe and/or unpalatable for drinking.






37. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.






38. Any method of determining the weight a compacted material is able to support without damage or displacement. Usually stated in pounds per square foot.






39. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.






40. 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.






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






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






43. 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.






44. A device made of pipe fittings used to prevent sewer gases escaping from the branch or lateral sewer from entering a building sewer.






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






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






47. American Society for Testing and Materials






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






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






50. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.







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