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Civil Engineering Vocab

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1. 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.






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






3. A sewer that receives wastewater from many tributary branches or sewers and serves a large territory and contributing population.






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






5. In zoning - a housing or commercial development composed of individual units that are regulated as a whole.






6. 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






7. 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.






8. 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.






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. 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






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






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






16. 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






17. Any designated use or activity on a piece of land.






18. Regulations specifying the type of construction methods and materials that are allowable on a project.






19. 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.






20. The linear or a real dimension over which a higher component transmits load to a lower component






21. A device that admits surface waters to the storm water drainage system. Also see CURB INLET and CATCH BASIN.






22. Material used for backfilling a trench or excavation which was not the original material removed during excavation. This is a common practice where tests on the original material show it to have poor compactability or load capacity. Also called BORRO






23. 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






24. A legal form of land-use control and building regulations usually exercised by a municipal authority; usually involves setting aside of distinct land areas for specific purposes - such as commercial - educational or residential development.






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






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






30. Water that does not contain objectionable pollution - contamination - minerals - or infective agents and is considered satisfactory for drinking.






31. 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






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






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






34. A network of pipes - manholes - cleanouts - traps - siphons - lift stations and other structures used to collect all wastewater and wastewatercarried wastes of an area and transport them to a treatment plant or disposal system. The collection system






35. 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.






36. A tank used to store a chemical solution of known concentration for feed to a chemical feeder. A day tank usually stores sufficient chemical solution to properly treat the water being treated for at least one day. Also called an AGE TANK.






37. The amount of runoff that reaches the point of measurement within a relatively short period of time after the occurrence of a storm or other form of precipitation. Also called 'direct runoff.'






38. 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.






39. An arrangement of pipes - equipment - devices - tanks and structures for treating wastewater and industrial wastes. A water pollution control plant.






40. In landscape architecture - an essential sheet showing site boundaries and significant site features - used as a basis for subsequent plan development.






41. 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.






42. A septic tank or other holding tank which serves as a temporary wastewater storage reservoir for a Septic Tank Effluent Pump (STEP) system. See SEPTIC TANK.






43. 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.'






44. 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






45. The pipeline extending from the water main to the building served or to the consumer's system.






46. 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






47. A structure made of concrete or other durable material to protect bare soil from erosion by splashing or falling water.






48. Vertical member supporting the railing.






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






50. 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.