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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. 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.
Soil Pipe
Nonpotable
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
drainage
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.'
Lift Station
Imported Backfill
Surcharge Manhole
master plan
3. 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.
A S T M
Day Tank
Storm Water Inlet
Adsorption
4. A conservation group that maintains a revolving fund for quickly buying land that is in danger of being developed inappropriately or without regard to proper environmental considerations.
land trust
Manhole
Balustrade
Combined Sewer
5. 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.
Capillary Action
Easement
Walers
land trust
6. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
Equalizing Basin
Day Tank
planned unit development (PUD)
Seasonal Water Table
7. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.
Sewer Main
Laundering Weir
Day Tank
CADD
8. 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.
Roof Leader
master plan
new town
cost-benefit analysis
9. 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
landscape architect
master plan
Selector
easement
10. 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
new town
Manifold
Gravity Flow
Artesian
11. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.
Handhole Trap
Acid Rain
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Bedding
12. 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.
Combined Wastewater
Activated Sludge Process
Clear Well
Vault
13. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
Manhole Vents
Combined System
Curb Stop
landscape architecture
14. Harmonious use of the land for more than one purpose; not necessarily the combination of uses that will yield the highest economic return - e.g. - a mix of residential and commercial developments in the same area.
Backfill
landscape architect
multiple use
Nonpotable
15. Any method of determining the weight a compacted material is able to support without damage or displacement. Usually stated in pounds per square foot.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Catch Basin
Aquifer
Compaction Test
16. The creative illustration - planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony - utility - value and beauty.
Trunk System
Sediment
design
base plan
17. The formation of separate layers (of temperature - plant - or animal life) in a lake or reservoir. Each layer has similar characteristics such as all water in the layer has the same temperature. Also see THERMAL STRATIFICATION.
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Stratification
grade
Equalizing Basin
18. A manhole located at the upstream end of a sewer and having no inlet pipe. Also called a TERMINAL MANHOLE.
Easement
Deadend Manhole
Baluster
design
19. Federal agency responsible for producing and managing many federally-funded public service programs - especially those affecting housing and public spaces.
Mail Line
Interconnector
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
20. A type of easement granting permission to a constructor or developer to build over a street or structure.
Lateral Sewer
Subsidence
air rights
environmental impact
21. 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
Outlet
Pump Station
Bearing Wall
Aeration
22. 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.
Cistern
Select Bedding
Gravity Flow
Storm Water Inlet
23. 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
Check Valve
Overflow Manhole
Vault
24. 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.
Selector
conservation plan
Artesian
Soil Displacement
25. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.
Aquifer
Gravity Flow
Sediment
Wasteline Vent
26. 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.
Surface Runoff
planning
Curb inlet
Combined System
27. 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.
Lift Station
landscape architecture registration
Combined System
Runoff
28. 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
Artificial Groundwater Table
Capillary Action
Retention
A S T M
29. In landscape architecture - a study of the potential cost of site purchase - demolition and improvement in comparison to the income or other benefit to be derived from site development.
Main Sewer
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
cost-benefit analysis
Lateral Cleanout
30. Material used to fill in a trench or excavation
Absorption Capacity
Rubble - Ordinary
Backfill
manipulation of space
31. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Caisson
Vault
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
building (construction) permit
32. 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.
Artificial Groundwater Table
environmental impact
Groundwater
manipulation of space
33. 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.
Impermeable
Interceptor
conservation
Cistern
34. 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.
Handhole Trap
Potable Water
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
Impermeable
35. 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.
building codes
Interceptor
Newel Post
Combined System
36. 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
Activated Sludge Process
landscape architecture
City Beautiful Movement
Adsorption
37. 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.
Laundering Weir
Saturated Soil
Bearing
national park
38. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.
Storm Water Inlet
Manifold
parkway
Adsorption
39. Sand - silt - gravel and rocks carried or washed into a collection system by infiltration water flows.
Main Sewer
Infiltrated Debris
Angle Post
environmental design professions
40. The movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces.
built environment
Gravity Flow
Soil Pipe
Capillary Action
41. 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.
Overflow Manhole
contour
Infiltrated Debris
landscape
42. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.
Runoff
Balustrade
Liquefaction
reclamation
43. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.
Acid Rain
Sewage
greenbelt
Combined System
44. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.
Trunk Sewer
contour
national park
Splash Pad
45. 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
Easement
landscape architect
Nonpotable
A S T M
46. In the United States - a certification of individuals entitled to use the term 'landscape architect' or to practice landscape architecture or both - by means of examination and required degree and experience criteria.
Absorption
built environment
landscape architecture registration
zoning
47. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.
softscape
Settlement
International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
ground water
48. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Lateral Break
Curb Stop
Laundering Weir
Vault
49. 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
Artesian
Grade
Sanitary Sewer
Bearing
50. Branch or lateral sewers that collect wastewater from building sewers and service lines.
Mail Line
Soil Displacement
Selector
Gravity Flow