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Civil Engineering Vocab
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1. Broken stones - boulders - or other materials placed compactly or irregularly on levees or dikes for the protection of earth surfaces against the erosive action of waves.
Outlet
Sediment
building codes
Riprap
2. The conversion of large solid particles of sludge into very fine particles which either dissolve or remain suspended in wastewater.
Liquefaction
manipulation of space
Artesian
air rights
3. A wall that resist horizontal forces applied in the plane of the wall.
Shear Wall
CADD
Stratification
Trunk Sewer
4. A type of easement granting permission to a constructor or developer to build over a street or structure.
Nonpotable
air rights
Cistern
Adsorption
5. A chamber or well used with storm or combined sewers as a means of removing grit which might otherwise enter and be deposited in sewers. Also see STORM WATER INLET and CURB INLET.
conservation plan
environmental inventory
Catch Basin
Wasteline Vent
6. 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.
Runoff
Storm Water Inlet
Combined System
Grade
7. A capped opening in a building lateral -usually located on the property line - through which the pipelines can be cleaned.
Lateral Cleanout
Admixture
Easement
Wasteline Vent
8. 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.
Combined System
National Park Service (NPS)
Artificial Groundwater Table
Walers
9. A U.S. government agency responsible for developing and enforcing regulations that guide the use of land and natural resources.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Selector
Splash Pad
conservation plan
10. A large - public park - often highly scenic and isolated belonging to and operated by the federal government.
national park
Curb inlet
planned unit development (PUD)
Storm Water
11. Post at which the railing terminates at each floor level.
environmental impact
conservation plan
Newel Post
Infiltrated Debris
12. 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.
Clear Well
Storm Collection System
Aquifer
Sanitary Sewer
13. The precipitation that cannot be absorbed by the soil and flows across the surface by gravity. The water that reaches a stream by traveling over the soil surface or falls directly into the stream channels - including not only the large permanent stre
Curb inlet
National Park Service (NPS)
Surface Runoff
Shear Wall
14. The pipe system for collecting and carrying water and watercarried wastes from domestic and industrial sources to a wastewater treatment plant.
landscape architecture registration
Oxidation Ditch
Wastewater Collection System
topography
15. A coordinating agency formed in 1961 for state boards that administer licensing exams and maintain records for landscape architects to practice.
ecology
Aquifer
ground water
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
16. 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.
Storm Collection System
reclamation
Laundering Weir
landscape architecture registration
17. 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.
planning
multiple use
greenbelt
Trunk System
18. 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.
land trust
Select Backfill
manipulation of space
National Park Service (NPS)
19. The natural elements with which landscape architects work - such as plant materials and the soil itself.
Combined Sewer
Shear Wall
parkway
softscape
20. 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.
CADD
B T U
Absorption Capacity
Pump Station
21. The movement of water through very small spaces due to molecular forces.
Capillary Action
Runoff
Sedimentation
Wasteline Vent
22. 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.
Two-Way Cleanout
Cistern
Aeration
reclamation
23. 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.
Cross Braces
conservation
master plan
Deadend Manhole
24. A sewer that discharges into a branch or other sewer and has no other common sewer tributary to it. Sometimes called a 'street sewer' because it collects wastewater from individual homes.
Lateral Sewer
Storm Water Inlet
agronomy
Shear Wall
25. 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.
Surcharge
Estimated Flow
Walers
Invert
26. The upper surface of the zone of saturation of groundwater in an unconfined aquifer.
Imported Backfill
Water Table
Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB)
Capillary Action
27. A professional society that represents landscape architects in the United States and Canada and seeks to better the practice and understanding of landscape architecture through education - research - state registration and other programs.
landscape architecture
planning
Combined Wastewater
American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
28. Shoring members placed across a trench to hold other horizontal and vertical shoring members in place.
Cross Braces
Capillary Action
Clear Well
Roof Leader
29. A downspout or pipe installed to drain a roof gutter to a storm drain or other means of disposal.
Roof Leader
Cross Braces
Curb Stop
Shear Wall
30. Regulations specifying the type of construction methods and materials that are allowable on a project.
land use
Grade
environmental inventory
building codes
31. Any method of determining the weight a compacted material is able to support without damage or displacement. Usually stated in pounds per square foot.
view
Soil Displacement
Curb Stop
Compaction Test
32. The property of a material or soil that permits considerable movement of water through it when it is saturated.
Nonpotable
Artesian
Wastewater
Permeability
33. 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
Balustrade
historic preservation
Deadend Manhole
Weir
34. A sewer that receives wastewater from many tributary branches or sewers and serves a large territory and contributing population.
ecology
Chain of Custody
Rubble - Random
Trunk Sewer
35. A U.S. government agency charged with administering vast areas of public land.
Wasteline Cleanout
conservation
view
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
36. A water treatment process in which solid particles settle out of the water being treated in a large clarifier or sedimentation basin.
planned unit development (PUD)
Sedimentation
Sedimentation Basin
Wastewater Collection System
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.
landscape architecture
Lateral Sewer
Compaction Test
hardscape
38. 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
landscape architecture registration
Admixture
Day Tank
Aeration
39. A groundwater table that is changed by artificial means. Examples of activities that artificially raise the level of a groundwater table include agricultural irrigation - dams and excessive sewer line exfiltration. A groundwater table can be artifici
topography
Caisson
Artificial Groundwater Table
building (construction) permit
40. A groundwater table that has seasonal changes in depth or elevation.
manipulation of space
greenbelt
planning
Seasonal Water Table
41. The condition of water or soil which contains a sufficient amount of acid substances to lower the pH below 7.0.
manipulation of space
Acidic
contour
Hydrostatic Pressure
42. 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.
planning
Overflow Manhole
environmental inventory
Cistern
43. A sewer pipe to which building laterals are connected. Also called a COLLECTION MAIN.
Surface Runoff
Sewer Main
Easement
land use
44. Pertaining to groundwater - a well - or underground basin where the water is under a pressure greater than atmospheric and will rise above the level of its upper confining surface if given an opportunity to do so.
landscape
Combined Wastewater
Artesian
Wastewater Facilities
45. Tamping or rolling of a material to achieve a surface or density that is able to support predicted loads.
Compaction
Interceptor
Saturated Soil
A S T M
46. 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.
Earth Shift
planned unit development (PUD)
landscape architecture registration
Trunk Sewer
47. 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.'
design
Aquifer
Angle of Repose
grade
48. A sewer designed to carry both sanitary wastewaters and storm or surface water runoff.
Pump Station
Combined Sewer
Forest Service
Wastewater Collection System
49. A road laid through a garden or park-like landscape - usually with median and roadside plantings.
Collection Main
Selector
parkway
Storm Sewer
50. 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
Absorption Capacity
Two-Way Cleanout
Lateral Cleanout
grade