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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. An authorization issued by a government agency allowing construction of a project according to approved plans and specifications.
scenic easement
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Rubble - Random
building (construction) permit
2. A manhole in which the rate of the water entering is greater than the capacity of the outlet under gravity flow conditions. When the water in the manhole rises above the top of the outlet pipe - the manhole is said to be 'surcharged.'
Bedding
Surcharge Manhole
landscape architect
Hydrostatic Pressure
3. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
Absorption
Lift Station
Acid Rain
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
hardscape
Retention
Wastewater
planned unit development (PUD)
5. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.
landscape
view
Imported Backfill
Water Table
6. 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.
Lift Station
B T U
Forest Service
Activated Sludge Process
7. 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.
Baffle
Combined System
City Beautiful Movement
planned unit development (PUD)
8. The lowest point of the channel inside a pipe - conduit - or canal.
Settlement
Surface Runoff
Forest Service
Invert
9. The taking in or soaking up of one substance into the body of another by molecular or chemical action (as tree roots absorb dissolved nutrients in the soil).
Activated Sludge Process
Absorption
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Cistern
10. The man-made creation of or alterations to a specific area - including its natural resources. This is in contrast to the 'natural environment.'
built environment
Storm Water
Absorption
Estimated Flow
11. 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.
Weir
site plan
Splash Pad
Admixture
12. Installation of pumps to lift wastewater to a higher elevation in places where flat land would require excessively deep sewer trenches. Also used to raise wastewater from areas too low to drain into available collection lines. These stations may be e
Pump Station
Imported Backfill
City Beautiful Movement
natural resources
13. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a DEADEND MANHOLE.
Balustrade
conservation
Terminal Manhole
Angle Post
14. 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.'
Groundwater
Trunk Sewer
Terminal Manhole
Interceptor
15. Water that may contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered unsafe and/or unpalatable for drinking.
Sedimentation
Nonpotable
Easement
Angle Post
16. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
Bearing
Manhole Bedding
environmental impact
Interconnector
17. The used household water and watercarried solids that flow in sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.
Supersaturated
designed landscape
Admixture
Sewage
18. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.
Laundering Weir
Elevation
view
multiple use
19. 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.
easement
building codes
cost-benefit analysis
environmental impact
20. 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
hardscape
Main Sewer
National Park Service (NPS)
Angle of Repose
21. 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.
Elevation
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
natural resources
Combined System
22. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.
Pump Station
land use
Potable Water
Catch Basin
23. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.
Rubble - Ordinary
Splash Pad
easement
reclamation
24. 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.
Combined Wastewater
Catch Basin
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
planning
25. 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
grade
land use
Absorption Capacity
Septic Tank
26. A septic tank or other holding tank which serves as a temporary wastewater storage reservoir for a Septic Tank Effluent Pump (STEP) system. See SEPTIC TANK.
Interceptor
landscape architect
Forest Service
Select Bedding
27. 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.'
Angle of Repose
Pump Station
Sewage
Equalizing Basin
28. Load applied along or parallel to and concentric with the primary axis
Groundwater
Seasonal Water Table
Axial Load
Handhole Trap
29. 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.
hardscape
Acid Rain
Forest Service
Earth Shift
30. Not easily penetrated. The property of a material or soil that does not allow - or allows only with great difficulty - the movement or passage of water.
Roof Leader
Day Tank
Impermeable
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
31. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.
Chain of Custody
Activated Sludge Process
planning
Storm Water Inlet
32. A wall that resist horizontal forces applied in the plane of the wall.
Shear Wall
Terminal Manhole
Seasonal Water Table
Grease Trap
33. A manhole which fills and allows raw wastewater to flow out onto the street or ground.
Nonpotable
Storm Sewer
Overflow Manhole
Compaction
34. A holding basin in which variations in flow and composition of a liquid are averaged. Such basins are used to provide a flow of reasonably uniform volume and composition to a treatment unit. Also called a balancing reservoir.
Equalizing Basin
Curb inlet
Wastewater Collection System
Service Pipe
35. A trained builder or installer of landscapes - retained to implement the plans of landscape architects.
Surcharge Manhole
landscape contractor
Curb Stop
Rubble - Ordinary
36. One or a series of oneinch diameter holes through a manhole lid for purposes of venting dangerous gases found in sewers.
Sewage
Manhole Vents
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Catch Basin
37. Any method of determining the weight a compacted material is able to support without damage or displacement. Usually stated in pounds per square foot.
Compaction Test
Wastewater
Deadend Manhole
Surface Runoff
38. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
Absorption Capacity
Angle Post
Seasonal Water Table
Activated Sludge Process
39. 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.
Collection Main
Riprap
zoning
land trust
40. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
building codes
Acidic
Soil Pipe
Combined Sewer
41. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Manhole
Gravity Flow
Day Tank
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
42. 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.
Stratification
Datum Line
Impermeable
Caisson
43. 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
Clear Well
new town
Storm Collection System
Acid Rain
44. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation
Sanitary Sewer
Backfill
Trunk Sewer
grade
45. 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.
Elevation
topography
Vault
greenbelt
46. A wastewater treatment process used to convert dissolved or suspended materials into a form more readily separated from the water being treated. Usually the process follows primary treatment by sedimentation. The process commonly is a type of biologi
Angle of Repose
Sewer
landscape architecture
Secondary Treatment
47. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.
Deadend Manhole
Nonpotable
Bearing Wall
Forest Service
48. A sewer pipe to which building laterals are connected. Also called a COLLECTION MAIN.
Sewer Main
building (construction) permit
ground water
Settlement
49. Narrowly defined - an extended view or prospect from a site which - many times - is as important as or more important than the site itself.
topography
Select Bedding
view
Manhole
50. 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.
Absorption Capacity
building (construction) permit
Lateral Sewer
Mail Line