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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. 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
Oxidation Ditch
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Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Curb inlet
2. Solid material settled from suspension in a liquid.
environmental design professions
Terminal Manhole
Sediment
ground water
3. The used household water and watercarried solids that flow in sewers to a wastewater treatment plant. The preferred term is WASTEWATER.
greenbelt
Baffle
Sewage
scenic easement
4. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.
Caisson
Axial Load
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
5. American Society for Testing and Materials
Trunk Sewer
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
Surcharge Manhole
A S T M
6. A relatively clear or forested area left untouched in or near a city. It may be active open space - such as a baseball field - or passive open space - such as an area of natural woodland.
Combined Sewer
open space
Shear Wall
Artesian
7. The science and management of land - especially rural - agricultural land.
Cross Braces
Sedimentation Basin
Vault
agronomy
8. One or a series of oneinch diameter holes through a manhole lid for purposes of venting dangerous gases found in sewers.
Manhole Vents
planning
building codes
Storm Collection System
9. 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.
Easement
City Beautiful Movement
Admixture
Artificial Groundwater Table
10. 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.
conservation
Lateral Cleanout
natural resources
Cross Braces
11. 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
multiple use
Wasteline Vent
Sanitary Sewer
Mail Line
12. A layer - usually of concrete or mortar - for providing continuous support to such items as bricks - slabs - pipes.
Bedding
A S T M
Day Tank
Groundwater
13. 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.
Saturated Soil
Artificial Groundwater Table
Surcharge
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
14. 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.
natural resources
Estimated Flow
Terminal Manhole
Rubble - Random
15. 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.
landscape architecture registration
Baffle
Wastewater Facilities
Cistern
16. The movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces.
Aquifer
Capillary Action
Handhole Trap
planning
17. A wall or plate placed in an open channel and used to measure the flow of water. The depth of the flow over the weir can be used to calculate the flow rate - or a chart or conversion table may be used to convert depth to flow. A wall or obstruction u
Rubble - Ordinary
Weir
ground water
Collection Main
18. Federal agency responsible for producing and managing many federally-funded public service programs - especially those affecting housing and public spaces.
Select Bedding
Earth Shift
Housing and Urban Development - Department of (HUD)
drainage
19. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component
Forest Service
Bearing
Angle Post
new town
20. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.
Equalizing Basin
Service Pipe
ground water
Water Table
21. 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.
Activated Sludge Process
cost-benefit analysis
building codes
Soil Pipe
22. The lowest point of the channel inside a pipe - conduit - or canal.
Sediment
Invert
Activated Sludge Process
Backfill
23. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
Retention
landscape
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Seasonal Water Table
24. 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
Axial Load
landscape architect
Grade
25. A device made of pipe fittings used to prevent sewer gases escaping from the branch or lateral sewer from entering a building sewer.
A S T M
Supersaturated
Acid Rain
Handhole Trap
26. A manhole which fills and allows raw wastewater to flow out onto the street or ground.
Overflow Manhole
designed landscape
Retention
Interconnector
27. The legal grant of right-of-use to an area of designated private property.
Main Sewer
easement
Activated Sludge Process
Groundwater
28. An arrangement of pipes - equipment - devices - tanks and structures for treating wastewater and industrial wastes. A water pollution control plant.
Wastewater Treatment Plant
Potable Water
Manhole Bedding
Compaction
29. 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.
Admixture
ecology
designed landscape
Hydrostatic Pressure
30. Clarifier - Settling Tank. A tank or basin in which wastewater is held for a period of time during which the heavier solids settle to the bottom and the lighter materials float to the water surface.
Liquefaction
Collection Main
Sedimentation Basin
Wastewater
31. 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.
Chain of Custody
Surcharge Manhole
Vault
Stratification
32. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Sedimentation
Deadend Manhole
Potable Water
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
33. A system of major sewers serving as transporting lines and not as local or lateral sewers.
land use
Sewer Main
Aquifer
Trunk System
34. 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.'
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Check Valve
Backfill
Groundwater
35. 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
ecology
Septic Tank
Trunk Sewer
Storm Collection System
36. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.
Wasteline Cleanout
Sanitary Sewer
softscape
Earth Shift
37. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.
historic preservation
Liquefaction
contour
Acid Rain
38. 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
Adsorption
Cistern
Newel Post
scenic easement
39. The height to which something is elevated - such as the height above sea level.
Manhole Vents
Elevation
planned unit development (PUD)
Retention
40. A natural underground layer of porous - waterbearing materials (sand - gravel) usually capable of yielding a large amount or supply of water.
Storm Water
Sedimentation Basin
Aquifer
Potable Water
41. The dropping or lowering of the ground surface as a result of removing excess water (overdraft or overpumping) from an aquifer. After excess water has been removed - the soil will settle - become compacted and the ground surface will drop and can cau
Subsidence
A S T M
softscape
Sewer
42. 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.
Overflow Manhole
agronomy
Splash Pad
Forest Service
43. A small box-like structure that contains valves used to regulate flows.
Vault
Manhole Bedding
Runoff
Bearing
44. 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.
Overflow Manhole
Storm Runoff
CADD
Terminal Manhole
45. In landscape architecture - an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features - used as a basis for subsequent plan development.
Outlet
Riprap
base plan
zoning
46. A trained builder or installer of landscapes - retained to implement the plans of landscape architects.
Adsorption
Wastewater Treatment Plant
cost-benefit analysis
landscape contractor
47. 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
Soil Displacement
Sedimentation
Manhole Vents
Potable Water
48. The force that resists the separation of two bodies in contact.
Adhesion
Activated Sludge Process
Check Valve
Permeability
49. Any designated use or activity on a piece of land.
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
land trust
Shear Wall
land use
50. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.
Infiltrated Debris
Storm Water Inlet
Day Tank
Curb inlet