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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. 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.
Check Valve
Roof Leader
Manhole
Rubble - Ordinary
2. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.
Splash Pad
Trunk Sewer
Sanitary Sewer
Cross Braces
3. 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.
Hydrostatic Pressure
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Combined System
Compaction
4. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.
topography
CADD
Earth Shift
Liquefaction
5. 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.
Manhole Vents
zoning
Wasteline Vent
Supersaturated
6. Vertical member supporting the railing.
Baluster
Axial Load
Lateral Cleanout
Saturated Soil
7. A manhole which fills and allows raw wastewater to flow out onto the street or ground.
Overflow Manhole
Septic Tank
greenbelt
softscape
8. 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.'
Baluster
Storm Runoff
Sedimentation
Groundwater
9. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation
Trunk Sewer
Capillary Action
Backfill
landscape architecture
10. 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
Hydrostatic Pressure
Catch Basin
Settlement
Artificial Groundwater Table
11. Pertaining to groundwater - a well - or underground basin where the water is under a pressure greater than atmospheric and will rise above the level of its upper confining surface if given an opportunity to do so.
Manifold
planning
Soil Pipe
Artesian
12. Most plumbing codes require a vent pipe connection of adequate size and located downstream of a trap in a building wastewater system. This vent prevents the accumulation of gases or odors and is usually piped through the roof and out of doors.
Settlement
Wasteline Vent
land use
Manhole Bedding
13. A 19th- and 20th-century planned community traditionally featuring careful mixes of housing - open space - commercial activity and recreation. Examples include Reston - Va. - and Columbia - Md. - in the United States - and Harlow and Stevenage in Gre
Caisson
new town
Acidic
Invert
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
Storm Water Inlet
Seasonal Water Table
Artificial Groundwater Table
Curb Stop
15. 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.
Pump Station
Storm Sewer
Day Tank
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
16. The science and art of design - planning - management and stewardship of the land. Landscape architecture involves natural and built elements - cultural and scientific knowledge - and concern for resource conservation to the end that the resulting en
Angle Post
Datum Line
national park
landscape architecture
17. American Society for Testing and Materials
building (construction) permit
A S T M
Combined System
Interceptor
18. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.
Capillary Action
new town
Bedding
Storm Water Inlet
19. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
building (construction) permit
Handhole Trap
Combined Sewer
Cistern
20. Load applied along or parallel to and concentric with the primary axis
Splash Pad
Absorption
Axial Load
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
21. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.
Wastewater Collection System
Forest Service
Bearing Wall
Potable Water
22. 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
Lateral Sewer
Imported Backfill
Manhole Vents
Compaction
23. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.
Storm Collection System
Service Pipe
agronomy
Water Table
24. 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.
Axial Load
planning
Caisson
air rights
25. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.
Wastewater
Rubble - Coursed
Capillary Action
scenic easement
26. Downward movement of the soil or of a structure which it supports
Trunk Sewer
Settlement
Gravity Flow
Selector
27. 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.
Select Bedding
Balustrade
Selector
Storm Collection System
28. 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.
City Beautiful Movement
Invert
Balustrade
Chain of Custody
29. 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.
Equalizing Basin
Walers
Surface Runoff
zoning
30. Downstream opening or discharge end of a pipe - culvert - or canal.
Imported Backfill
Estimated Flow
Outlet
Compaction
31. 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
Seasonal Water Table
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
landscape architect
32. The running off of water from a land surface or subsurface - such as through sewers or natural means.
Interceptor
drainage
Absorption
Deadend Manhole
33. The precipitation that cannot be absorbed by the soil and flows across the surface by gravity. The water that reaches a stream by traveling over the soil surface or falls directly into the stream channels - including not only the large permanent stre
Two-Way Cleanout
Surface Runoff
Combined System
parkway
34. A wall or plate placed in an open channel and used to measure the flow of water. The depth of the flow over the weir can be used to calculate the flow rate - or a chart or conversion table may be used to convert depth to flow. A wall or obstruction u
Saturated Soil
Weir
Impermeable
Aquifer
35. In zoning - a housing or commercial development composed of individual units that are regulated as a whole.
Collection Main
national park
land use
planned unit development (PUD)
36. A water treatment process in which solid particles settle out of the water being treated in a large clarifier or sedimentation basin.
Handhole Trap
Sedimentation
Interceptor
Septic Tank
37. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
Aquifer
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Acidic
Bearing
38. The movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces.
CADD
Newel Post
Capillary Action
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
39. 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.
Aquifer
natural resources
Sewer
Oxidation Ditch
40. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Imported Backfill
building (construction) permit
Bearing
41. 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.'
Cross Braces
Angle of Repose
natural resources
Datum Line
42. Water or wastewater flowing from a higher elevation to a lower elevation due to the force of gravity. The water does not flow due to energy provided by a pump. Wherever possible - wastewater collection systems are designed to use the force of gravity
Manhole Vents
Estimated Flow
landscape architecture
Gravity Flow
43. A site that might appear to be natural but has elements and features that were planned and specified by a landscape architect. Designed landscapes include Central Park in New York to the siting of buildings.
planned unit development (PUD)
Riprap
designed landscape
Earth Shift
44. In landscape architecture - an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features - used as a basis for subsequent plan development.
Nonpotable
base plan
Main Sewer
Catch Basin
45. The pipeline extending from the water main to the building served or to the consumer's system.
Groundwater
Baluster
Aeration
Service Pipe
46. Any designated use or activity on a piece of land.
land use
view
Wastewater Collection System
Acidic
47. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.
Compaction
Datum Line
master plan
Runoff
48. 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
Grade
grade
Aeration
Easement
49. 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
landscape architect
Absorption Capacity
Check Valve
agronomy
50. 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
Adsorption
historic preservation
scenic easement
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)