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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. 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






2. 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.






3. 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






4. A multinational organization of landscape architects whose purpose is the promotion of landscape design and planning.






5. 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.






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






7. The science and management of land - especially rural - agricultural land.






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






9. Solid material settled from suspension in a liquid.






10. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.






11. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.






12. 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






13. Precipitation which has been rendered (made) acidic by airborne pollutants.






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






15. A legal means of protecting beautiful views and associated aesthetic quality along a site by restricting change in existing features without government approval.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.






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






21. 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.






22. A sewer pipe to which building laterals are connected. Also called a COLLECTION MAIN.






23. 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.






24. A mixture of storm or surface runoff and other wastewater such as domestic or industrial wastewater.






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






26. An opening in pipes or sewers designed for rodding or working a snake into the pipe in either direction. Twoway cleanouts are most often found in building lateral pipes at or near a property line.






27. A line from which heights and depths are calculated or measured. Also called a datum plane or a datum level.






28. 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.






29. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.






30. The amount of liquid which a solid material can absorb. Sand - as an example - can hold approximately onethird of its volume in water - or three cubic feet of dry sand can contain one cubic foot of water. A denser soil - such as clay - can hold much






31. The creative illustration - planning and specification of space for the greatest possible amount of harmony - utility - value and beauty.






32. 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.






33. The property of a material or soil that permits considerable movement of water through it when it is saturated.






34. 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.






35. Masonry composed of roughly shaped stones fitting approximately on level beds - well bonded and brought at vertical intervals to continuous level beds of courses.






36. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.






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






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






39. 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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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






43. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.






44. An authorization issued by a government agency allowing construction of a project according to approved plans and specifications.






45. The running off of water from a land surface or subsurface - such as through sewers or natural means.






46. 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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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






50. Sedimentation basin overflow weir. A plate with Vnotches along the top to ensure a uniform flow rate and avoid shortcircuiting.