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Civil Engineering Vocab

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






2. The lowest point of the channel inside a pipe - conduit - or canal.






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. 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.






5. A sewer line that receives wastewater from many tributary branches and sewer lines and serves as an outlet for a large territory or is used to feed an intercepting sewer.






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






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






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






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






10. 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






11. A collection pipe to which building laterals are connected.






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. Railing support at landings or other breaks in the stairs. If an angle post projects beyond the bottom of the strings - the ornamental detail formed at the bottom of the post is called the drop.






17. 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.






18. The gathering of a gas - liquid - or dissolved substance on the surface or interface zone of another material. Advanced Waste Treatment (water) n Any process of water renovation that upgrades treated wastewater to meet specific reuse requirements. Ma






19. In landscape architecture - the organization of areas of land for specific aesthetic or functional purposes. This can range from creating small backyard patios to huge urban plazas.






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






21. 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.






22. A system of gutters - catch basins - yard drains - culverts and pipes for the purpose of conducting storm waters from an area - but intended to exclude domestic and industrial wastes.






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






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






25. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.






26. 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






27. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.






28. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.






29. A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.






30. 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






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






32. 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.






33. 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






34. A large pipe to which a series of smaller pipes are connected. Also called a HEADER.






35. 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.






36. 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






37. 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.'






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






39. 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.






40. 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






41. 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






42. A branch of biology dealing with the relationship between living things and their environment.






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






44. A road laid through a garden or park-like landscape - usually with median and roadside plantings.






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. A U.S. government agency charged with administering vast areas of public land.






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