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Civil Engineering Vocab

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






2. A type of wastewater or service connection pipe made of a low grade of cast iron. _ In plumbing - a pipe that carries the discharge of toilets or similar fixtures - with or without the discharges from other fixtures.






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






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






5. 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.






6. Sand - silt - gravel and rocks carried or washed into a collection system by infiltration water flows.






7. 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






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






9. Solid material settled from suspension in a liquid.






10. 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.






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






12. A wall that resist horizontal forces applied in the plane of the wall.






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. The used household water and watercarried solids that flow in sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.






15. A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rainwater.






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






17. A system of major sewers serving as transporting lines and not as local or lateral sewers.






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






19. 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.






20. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.






21. 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.






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






23. The amount of runoff that reaches the point of measurement within a relatively short period of time after the occurrence of a storm or other form of precipitation. Also called 'direct runoff.'






24. 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






25. 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.






26. A type of easement granting permission to a constructor or developer to build over a street or structure.






27. Masonry composed of irregularly shaped stones laid without regularity of coursing - but well bonded.






28. 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






29. Federal agency responsible for producing and managing many federally-funded public service programs - especially those affecting housing and public spaces.






30. 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.






31. 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






32. 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






33. A receptacle designed to collect and retain grease and fatty substances usually found in kitchens or from similar wastes. It is installed in the drainage system between the kitchen or other point of production of the waste and the building wastewater






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






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






36. A downspout or pipe installed to drain a roof gutter to a storm drain or other means of disposal.






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






40. 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






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






42. A dimensioned drawing indicating the form of an existing area and the physical objects existing in it and those to be built or installed upon it.






43. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation






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






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






46. 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.






47. A chamber or well used with storm or combined sewers as a means of removing grit which might otherwise enter and be deposited in sewers. Also see STORM WATER INLET and CURB INLET.






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






49. 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.






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






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