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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. Material used in backfilling of an excavation - selected for desirable compaction or other characteristics.






2. A rough guess of the amount of flow in a collection system. When greater accuracy is needed - flow could be computed using average or typical flow quantities. Even greater accuracy would result from metering or otherwise measuring the actual flow.






3. A separate pipe - conduit or open channel (sewer) that carries runoff from storms - surface drainage - and street wash - but does not include domestic and industrial wastes. Storm sewers are often the recipients of hazardous or toxic substances due t






4. 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.






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






6. A material - other than aggregate - cementitious material or water - added in small quantities to the mix in order to produce some (desired) modifications - either to the properties of the mix or of the hardened product.






7. 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






8. 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.






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






10. Shoring members placed across a trench to hold other horizontal and vertical shoring members in place.






11. 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.






12. 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






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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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






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






20. 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.'






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






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






23. Opening in a sewer provided for the purpose of permitting operators or equipment to enter or leave a sewer. Sometimes called an 'access hole' or a 'maintenance hole.'






24. 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






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. 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






27. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.






28. A pipe or conduit (sewer) intended to carry wastewater or waterborne wastes from homes - businesses - and industries to the POTW (Publicly Owned Treatment Works). Storm water runoff or unpolluted water should be collected and transported in a separat






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






30. 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






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






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






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






34. 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






35. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.






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






37. Elements added to a natural landscape - such as paving stones - gravel - walkways - irrigation systems - roads - retaining walls - sculpture - street amenities - fountains - and other mechanical features.






38. 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.






39. The slope of a plot of land. Grading is the mechanical process of moving earth changing the degree of rise or descent of the land in order to establish good drainage and otherwise suit the intent of a landscape design.






40. 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.






41. A trained builder or installer of landscapes - retained to implement the plans of landscape architects.






42. 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.'






43. 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.






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






45. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.






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






47. The force that resists the separation of two bodies in contact.






48. A capped opening in a building lateral -usually located on the property line - through which the pipelines can be cleaned.






49. Rain and snow water accumulated in the earth's porous rock.






50. A chamber or well built at the curbline of a street to admit gutter flow to the storm water drainage system. Also see STORM WATER INLET and CATCH BASIN.







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