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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. Opening in a sewer provided for the purpose of permitting operators or equipment to enter or leave a sewer. Sometimes called an 'access hole' or a 'maintenance hole.'
grade
Manhole
hardscape
National Park Service (NPS)
2. 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
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Oxidation Ditch
Storm Sewer
Trunk Sewer
3. The lowest point of the channel inside a pipe - conduit - or canal.
open space
Wastewater Collection System
Angle of Repose
Invert
4. 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
Retention
environmental design professions
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
5. 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
Lateral Break
Two-Way Cleanout
Outlet
Selector
6. 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
designed landscape
Combined System
Roof Leader
Sanitary Sewer
7. 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
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
environmental impact
Storm Sewer
Interconnector
8. A sewer that discharges into a branch or other sewer and has no other common sewer tributary to it. Sometimes called a 'street sewer' because it collects wastewater from individual homes.
natural resources
Lateral Sewer
Storm Collection System
parkway
9. A road laid through a garden or park-like landscape - usually with median and roadside plantings.
environmental design professions
Surcharge Manhole
parkway
Bearing Wall
10. Acronym for 'Computer Aided (i.e. - Assisted) Design and Drafting -' a digital design process in which landscape architects use computers to help produce precise drawings and details for the construction of a project.
Collection System
CADD
Estimated Flow
landscape architecture registration
11. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.
scenic easement
new town
contour
Hydrostatic Pressure
12. Narrowly defined - an extended view or prospect from a site which - many times - is as important as or more important than the site itself.
Absorption
Artificial Groundwater Table
view
Activated Sludge Process
13. 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.
Curb Stop
Clear Well
Trunk Sewer
Lift Station
14. The property of a material or soil that permits considerable movement of water through it when it is saturated.
Forest Service
Permeability
Retention
Potable Water
15. Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports
Elevation
Datum Line
Roof Leader
Settlement
16. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.
Water Table
land use
grade
Bedding
17. The pipes - conduits - structures - equipment - and processes required to collect - convey - and treat domestic and industrial wastes - and dispose of the effluent and sludge.
easement
Pump Station
Storm Water Inlet
Wastewater Facilities
18. 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.
Equalizing Basin
Septic Tank
contour
open space
19. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.
ground water
Storm Collection System
Selector
land use
20. 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.
Storm Collection System
Day Tank
Deadend Manhole
Outlet
21. 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
Lateral Sewer
B T U
Chain of Custody
Easement
22. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
Terminal Manhole
Angle of Repose
Bearing
Wastewater Treatment Plant
23. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.
Artesian
Secondary Treatment
A S T M
Laundering Weir
24. 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.
Storm Runoff
reclamation
national park
Rubble - Random
25. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.
B T U
multiple use
national park
Storm Sewer
26. Movement of soil from one place to another. Generally accompanies SILTING of a sewer system. Where infiltration is taking place and silt is carried into a sewer system - such silt or soil is removed from the ground around the sewer pipe and the resul
Soil Displacement
Earth Shift
Adhesion
Lateral Cleanout
27. A special valve with a hinged disc or flap that opens in the direction of normal flow and is forced shut when flows attempt to go in the reverse or opposite direction of normal flows.
Secondary Treatment
environmental impact
Check Valve
Lateral Cleanout
28. A professional society that represents landscape architects in the United States and Canada and seeks to better the practice and understanding of landscape architecture through education - research - state registration and other programs.
Wasteline Vent
easement
Compaction
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
29. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
Absorption
Estimated Flow
Combined Sewer
Rubble - Coursed
30. The elements of supply inherent to an area that can be used to satisfy human needs - including air - soil - water - native vegetation - minerals and wildlife.
Angle Post
natural resources
conservation
Pump Station
31. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
national park
Acid Rain
Vault
Acidic
32. 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.
Pump Station
Vault
Saturated Soil
Collection Main
33. 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.'
Invert
Roof Leader
Activated Sludge Process
Groundwater
34. 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
Laundering Weir
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Riprap
Adsorption
35. The pipeline extending from the water main to the building served or to the consumer's system.
Grade
Service Pipe
land use
Hydrostatic Pressure
36. 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
Compaction
Absorption Capacity
Laundering Weir
37. 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.
landscape
zoning
Clear Well
Infiltrated Debris
38. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.
Wasteline Vent
Sewage
Groundwater
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
39. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a DEADEND MANHOLE.
Interconnector
Capillary Action
Terminal Manhole
Surface Runoff
40. An agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture - primarily responsible for planning and overseeing the use of national forest lands by private - commercial and government users.
Forest Service
Activated Sludge Process
Curb Stop
B T U
41. The illustration and description of problem-statements and large-scale design solutions that affect extensive areas of land; the anticipation of problems that will be encountered as human use and development of land continues.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
planning
Axial Load
Interconnector
42. 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
Mail Line
Sanitary Sewer
ground water
43. The running off of water from a land surface or subsurface - such as through sewers or natural means.
Estimated Flow
Newel Post
drainage
building codes
44. A sewer installed to connect two separate sewers. If one sewer becomes blocked - wastewater can back up and flow through the interconnector to the other sewer.
Grade
Compaction
Interconnector
Cistern
45. A groundwater table that is changed by artificial means. Examples of activities that artificially raise the level of a groundwater table include agricultural irrigation - dams and excessive sewer line exfiltration. A groundwater table can be artifici
Artificial Groundwater Table
Roof Leader
CADD
Sediment
46. A popular social concern of the late nineteenth and early 20th centuries aimed at improving the appearance of urban areas through better planning and the addition of formal - romanticized public spaces and gardens.
Lateral Sewer
Handhole Trap
City Beautiful Movement
Datum Line
47. A legal form of land-use control and building regulations usually exercised by a municipal authority; usually involves setting aside of distinct land areas for specific purposes - such as commercial - educational or residential development.
parkway
zoning
Balustrade
Combined System
48. A break in a lateral pipe somewhere between the sewer main and the building connection.
Overflow Manhole
reclamation
Lateral Break
building (construction) permit
49. 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
Sewer Main
Capillary Action
Splash Pad
50. Material used for backfilling a trench or excavation which was not the original material removed during excavation. This is a common practice where tests on the original material show it to have poor compactability or load capacity. Also called BORRO
Storm Runoff
Imported Backfill
Adsorption
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)