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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. 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






2. 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.






3. The change to an area's natural resources - including animal and plant life - resulting from use by man. Some projects may require conducting of an 'environmental impact study' before development can proceed.






4. 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.






5. The angle between a horizontal line andthe slope or surface of unsupported material such as gravel - sand -or loose soil. Also called the 'natural slope.'






6. The running off of water from a land surface or subsurface - such as through sewers or natural means.






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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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.






12. Downstream opening or discharge end of a pipe - culvert - or canal.






13. The property of a material or soil that permits considerable movement of water through it when it is saturated.






14. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.






15. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.






16. An opening or point of access in a building wastewater pipe system for rodding or snake operation.






17. 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.






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






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






20. A sewer that receives wastewater from many tributary branches or sewers and serves a large territory and contributing population.






21. 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






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






23. Landscape architecture - (civil) engineering - urban planning and architecture. Agronomy is also often included in this group.






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






25. The oxidation ditch is a modified form of the activated sludge process. The ditch consists of two channels placed side by side and connected at the ends to produce one continuous loop of wastewater flow and a brush rotator assembly placed across the






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






27. A strip of unspoiled - often treed - agricultural or other outlying land used to separate or ring urban areas.






28. 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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. The creative illustration - planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony - utility - value and beauty.






33. A system used where wastewater collection systems and treatment plants are not available. The system is a settling tank in which settled sludge is in intimate contact with the wastewater flowing through the tank and the organic solids are decomposed






34. A separate pipe - conduit or open channel (sewer) that carries runoff from storms - surface drainage - and street wash - but does not include domestic and industrial wastes. Storm sewers are often the recipients of hazardous or toxic substances due t






35. 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






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






37. 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






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






39. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.






40. 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.






41. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.






42. British thermal units; the quantity of thermal energy required to raise one pound of water at its maximum density - 1 degree F. One BTU is equivalent to .293 watt hours - or 252 calories. One kilowatt hour is equivalent to 3412 BTU Back Pressure (wat






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






44. 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






45. 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






46. The science and management of land - especially rural - agricultural land.






47. The excess water running off from the surface of a drainage area during and immediately after a period of rain. See STORM RUNOFF.






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






49. 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.






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