Civil/stuctural terms and words

This thread is dedicated to all the terms and words used by Civil and Structural engineers.😀

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1. Underground plumbing- The plumbing drain and waste lines that are installed beneath a basement floor.
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2. Water tap- The connection point where the home water line connects to the main municipal water system.
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3. Mullion- A vertical divider in the frame between windows, doors, or other openings.
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Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression, is a structural principle based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other and the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially. this concept is used in many structures like tents, fabric domes, towers.
the following picture shows a tensegrity tower from the bottom.
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lintel:
a beam that the takes the load of the construction materials above the door or window so that the frames and windows don't have to bear the stress due to the dead weight.
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Eaves- The horizontal exterior roof overhang.
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Elevation sheet- The page on the blue prints that depicts the house or room as if a vertical plane were passed through the structure.
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Dampproofing- The black, tar like waterproofing material applied to the exterior of a foundation wall.
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coping : capping or covering of a wall
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green building:
a building that operates in such a manner that it provides the following advantages to the inhabitants.
1. healthier atmosphere (i.e. does not release intoxicating gases like CO2)
2. less or zero energy demand.
3. efficient waste disposal
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Tail beam- A relatively short beam or joist supported in a wall on one end and by a header at the other.
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dove tail joint: a type of joint used in carpentry
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Tread- The walking surface board in a stairway on which the foot is placed.
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Trimmer- The vertical stud that supports a header at a door, window, or other opening.
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Tread- The walking surface board in a stairway on which the foot is placed.
rise: the difference in level between two consecutive steps.
always the tread has to greater than rise.
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Jamb- The side and head lining of a doorway, window, or other opening. Includes studs as well as the frame and trim.
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Hurricane clip- Metal straps that are nailed and secure the roof rafters and trusses to the top horizontal wall plate. Sometimes called a Teco clip.
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Waferboard - A manufactured wood panel made out of 1″- 2″ wood chips and glue. Often used as a substitute for plywood in the exterior wall and roof sheathing.
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Top chord- The upper or top member of a truss.
Bottom chord – The lower or bottom horizontal member of a truss.
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Landing- a platform between flights of stairs or at the termination of a flight of stairs. It is often used when stairs change direction. Normally no less than 3 ft. X 3 ft. square.
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Inside corner- The point at which two walls form an internal angle, as in the corner of a room.
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Eaves- The horizontal exterior roof overhang.
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Water closet- Another name for toilet.
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Door operator- it is an automatic garage door opener.
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Chalk line- A line made by snapping a taut string or cord dusted with chalk. Used for alignment purposes.
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Cooling load- The amount of cooling required to keep a building at a specified temperature during the summer, usually 78° F, regardless of outside temperature.
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Bearing wall- A wall that supports any vertical load in addition to its own weight.
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Bay window- is any window space projecting outward from the walls of a building, either square or polygonal in plan.
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Bedrock- A subsurface layer of earth that is suitable to support a structure.
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Column- A vertical structural compression member which supports loads.
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DWV (drain-waste-vent)- The section of a plumbing system that carries water and sewer gases out of a home.
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Lattice- An open framework of criss-crossed wood or metal strips that form regular, patterned spaces.
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Outside corner- The point at which two walls form an external angle, one you usually can walk around.
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Reducer- A fitting with different size openings at either end and used to go from a larger to a smaller pipe.
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Seasoning- Drying and removing moisture from green wood in order to improve its usability.
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Bridging-Small wood or metal members inserted in a diagonal position between the floor joists. They brace the joists and spread the loads.
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Miter joint-a joint formed by fitting together two panels or pieces of wood that have been cut at the same angle.
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Patio-a recreational area constructed on the ground.
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Window frame- The stationary part of a window unit; window sash fits into the window frame.
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Glazing- The process of installing glass, which commonly is secured with glazier’s points and glazing compound
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Flatwork- Common word for concrete floors, driveways, basements, and sidewalks.
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Downspout- A pipe, usually of metal, for carrying rainwater down from the roof’s horizontal gutters.
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By pass doors- Doors that slide by each other and commonly used as closet doors.
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Wall out- When a painter spray paints the interior of a home.
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Warping- Any distortion in a material.
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Vent- A pipe or duct which allows the flow of air and gasses to the outside.
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Expansive soils- Earth that swells and contracts depending on the amount of water that is present.
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Balusters- Vertical members in a railing used between a top rail and bottom rail or the stair treads. Sometimes referred to as ‘pickets’ or ’spindles’.
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Attic Ventilators- In houses, screened openings provided to ventilate an attic space.
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PVC-Poly Vinyl Chloride, a type of plastic used for irrigation pipe and fittings.
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Drip Irrigation- it is also known as trickle irrigation or microirrigation. It is an irrigation method which saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the roots of plants, either to the soil surface or directly to the root zone, through a network of pipes, valves,emitters, and tubing.
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Emitter-is a small device that controls the flow going to the soil. Emitters come in many different flow rates and styles.
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sprinklers:
a type of irrigation. can be fixed or portable type.
it has pipes laid below the ground and sprinklers rising above it.
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Breakwaters : It is a barrier that protects a harbor or shore from the full impact of waves by reducing the intensity of the waves.
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Girt - It is a horizontal member in a framed wall to provide lateral support to the wall panel.
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Purlin- A roof beam usually supported by roof trusses.
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Batten plates - They are steel plates used to join two parallel components (such as flanges or angles) of a built-up structural column or girder which transmits shear between the two components.
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Beam-Column- is a structural member whose main function is to carry loads both parallel and transverse to the longitudinal axis.
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Collateral Load- additional dead loads (not the weight of people and not the weight of the building itself), such as plumbing, duct work, ceilings, and other components of the structure.
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Span- distance between supports.
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Stud-a vertical wall member used to attach other structures, such as walls.
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Strut-a structural brace that resists axial forces.
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Deflection -the displacement of a structural member or system under a load.
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roof diaphragm
roof bracing which may be in form of diagnol rafters of primary portal frames.
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knee bracing:
when column is fixed at base hinged at top, bending moment is maximum at bottom. to reduce this the trusses are sometimes braced laterally by using this.
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Access chamber-underground chamber enabling access to drains or other underground services.
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Berm-an earth bank left against a retaining wall during excavation, until it is propped.
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Cleat-A steel plate with holes for bolting, for connecting the components of a steel frame together.
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Dragon beam-a diagonal tying timber across the corner of a hip.
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Ginny wheel-a pulley used for hoisting things up a scaffold.
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Party wall-a wall shared between two buildings
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woodscrew-threaded fastener for use in wood.
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Span- distance between supports.
Effective span- center to center distance between supports.
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Plinth- It is the middle part of the structure, above the surface of the surrounding ground up to the surface of the floor (i.e., floor level) immediately above the ground.
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Superstructure- The part of the structure constructed above the plinth level (or ground floor level) is termed as superstructure.
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Shear Wall- Any wall designed to carry horizontal forces acting in its plane with or without the imposed loads is termed as shear wall.
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Adhesion- the shear resistance between the soil and a structure (e.g. steel, concrete or timber piles; along a retaining wall)
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Borrow-a site that is used to supply soils for earthwork construction (i.e. gravel pit).
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Eolian Soil-soil deposits that have been transported by wind.
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Zero air voids curve-the curve created by plotting dry densities of soils corresponding to saturation at each water content.
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Tension crack depth-the depth of a tension crack from the ground surface to a depth at which the horizontal effective stress is zero.
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Sensitivity-it is a measure of the change in ultimate strength of clays between undisturbed and disturbed samples.
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Artesian-a condition that exists when the water table piezometric surface lies above the ground level.
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Angle of wall friction-the angle of friction between soil and the surface of a retaining wall or bottom side of a foundation.
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Bedrock-a strong rock underlying surface deposits of soil and weathered rock.
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Cohesive soils- a clay type soils with angles of internal friction close to zero. Cohesion is the force that holds together molecules or like particles within a substance.
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Exit gradient-the hydraulic gradient near an exposed surface through which seepage is moving.
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Yield point -the point at which the soil loading behavior changes from elastic to inelastic.
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Total head-the height of the free water surface above a given datum.
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Slurry-it is thick mixture of soil and water.
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Aggregate-They are materials used in construction, including sand, gravel, crushed stone, slag, or recycled crushed concrete. They resist compressive stress
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Atterberg Limits-the water contents of a soil mass corresponding to the transition between a solid, semi-solid, plastic solid or liquid. Laboratory test used to distinguish the plasticity of clay and silt particles.
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Bulk unit weight-the total weight of water and soil particles contained in a unit volume of soil.
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Compaction- It is the process by which the soil particles gets rearranged and packed together into a closer state of contact by mechanical means inn order to decrease the porosity of the soil and thus increase the dry density.
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Consolidation- It is the process in which there is decrease in the water content of saturated soil without replacement of water by air.
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Lug angle-They are angle section fastened to the end of the member and its connection to distribute the member force to the connection. It is used to reduce the length of gusset plate.
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Gusset plates-They are used to connect any number of beams or truss members to load-bearing columns.
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Stiffener-A steel angle or plate attached to a slender beam to prevent its buckling by increasing its stiffness.
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Tensegrity, tensional integrity or floating compression, is a structural principle based on the use of isolated components in compression inside a net of continuous tension, in such a way that the compressed members (usually bars or struts) do not touch each other and the prestressed tensioned members (usually cables or tendons) delineate the system spatially. this concept is used in many structures like tents, fabric domes, towers.
the following picture shows a tensegrity tower from the bottom.

Do you have more information regarding how these tensegrity structures are implemented in the real world, because I didn't find any such reference on the internet. Mostly theoretical material is available, but there is no data on whether this technology has been applied anywhere in the world (for eg. any particular dome etc.).

Further, I didn't understand the use of the tensegrity tower shown in the figure. What is it for?
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tensegrity structures are made use in places where it is not possible to hammer or hold it in ground. you can use them in various applications. they can be used like any other towers for any purposes like transmission or anything. it had a stiffer structure which will enable it to stand stiff without any support even when the wind or other forces are great.

for the example you've asked. I've just written a post on the application of this concept to a dome called Georgia dome in USA.
check this link: #-Link-Snipped-#

if you still have doubts do post them 😀

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Bonds In Bricks:

The arrangement of bricks in brick work so that the vertical joints do not come in a straight line (vertical)
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Frog of Bricks : The depression provided in the face of brick during its manufacturing is known as frog of bricks.If the bricks are laid according to British standards, the frog should be laid upward and filled with mortar.
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Modulus of Resilience

The work done on a unit volume of material, as a simple tensile force is gradually increased from zero to such a value that the proportional limit of the material is reached, is defined as the modulus of resilience.
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Poisson’s Ratio

When a bar is subject to a simple tensile loading there is an increase in length of the bar in the direction of the load, but a decrease in the lateral dimensions perpendicular to the load. The ratio of the strain in the lateral direction to that in the axial direction is defined as Poisson’s ratio.
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soundness of cement:
It is the property of cement due to which it undergoes large change in volume after setting.This change in volume may cause crack and disintegration of concrete.
To check the soundness of cement Le-Chatlier’s apparatus is used.
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base line:
This term is often used in Chain Surveying, The longest of the chain lines formed in doing a survey is generally regarded as the base line. all the other features are measured with respect to this line only.
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total station:A total station is an electronic/optical instrument used in modern surveying. it has electronic distance meter (EDM) to read the distances.
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Hydrographic survey: it is used to create maps of the bottom of rivers, lakes, and oceans using tools as simple as weights attached to lines to GPS and sonar soundings. it is the science of measurement and description of features which affect maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/drilling and related disciplines. Strong emphasis is placed on soundings, shorelines, tides, currents, sea floor and submerged obstructions that relate to the previously mentioned activities.
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Aquifer-a stratum of soil with relatively high permeability; a water-bearing stratum of rock or soil.
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Angle of repose-the maximum angle, just before failure, of a slope composed of granular material .
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Colluvial soils-soils deposited at the base of foot-hills via gravity or erosion.
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Retaining wall -It is a structure constructed to resist the lateral pressure of soil when there is a desired change in ground elevation that exceeds the angle of repose of the soil.Retaining Wall Cite Note 0
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Weir - It is a small overflow dam used to alter the flow characteristics of a river or stream.
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Moment -moment is measured as the force acting on a structure multiplied by the perpendicular distance ( from the force). Bending moment exists in a structural element when a moment is applied to the element so that the element bends.
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Shear force - Shear force is an internal force in any material which is usually caused by any external force acting perpendicular to the material.
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Anisotropic-a mass of soil having different properties in different directions. Primarily refers to permeability or stress-strain characteristics.
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Creep-time dependent deformations which occurs in soil at constant effective stress without changes in volume and pore water pressure.
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Boulders-soil particles over 12 inches (305 mm) in size.
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Dewater-the removal of water from a job site. Usually by pumping from excavations.
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Gravity walls-retaining walls which depend upon their self weight to provide stability against overturning and sliding; usually made of a high bulk structure.
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Aqueduct -a bridge or channel for conveying water, usually over long distances
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Coffer -a sunken panel in a ceiling
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Silt -sediment particles ranging from 0.004 to 0.06 mm (0.00016 to 0.0024 inch) in diameter
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Upstream Face -the side of a dam that is against the water
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caisson - It is a retaining, watertight structure used to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam or for the repair of ships.
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Fissured clay-a clay having an internal network of narrow cracks or separations, in which the width and depth tends to increase upon drying.
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Optimum moisture content-the water content at which the maximum dry density of a soil is obtained using a specific effort of compaction. Optimum moisture of a specific soil is determined through a Proctor test.
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Pore air pressure-the pressure of air within the void space of a partially saturated soil.
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Geotextiles-a synthetic fabric used to stabilize soils, retain soils, prevent the mixing of dissimilar soils, provide a filtering function, pavement support, sub-grade reinforcement, drainage, erosion control and silt containment.
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Leaching-it is the removal of salts and soluble substances as water flows through a soil medium. Leachate is the leached liquid from the soil, rich in minerals.
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Drawdown-the magnitude of the lowering of a water table, usually near a well being pumped.
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Fissures- small cracks.
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Machine foundation-a foundation that receives regular or irregular vibratory loads that are generated from rotating or impact machinery.
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Micropile-piles with relatively small diameters.
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Corrosive waste-a waste that is outside the pH range of 2 to 12.5 or a waste that corrodes steel at a rate greater than 6.35 mm (0.25 in) per year.
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Discrete settling-settling in which individual particles settle independently, neither agglomerating or interfering with the settling of the other particles present. This occurs in waters with a low concentration of particles.
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Gas stripping-gas transfer of an undesirable gas from a water stream to the atmosphere.
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Saltwater intrusion-the gradual replacement of freshwater by saltwater in coastal areas where excessive pumping of groundwater occurs.
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Air-voids ratio-the ratio of the volume of air to the total volume of a mass of soil.
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Braced excavation-the use of bracing to laterally support the side-walls of temporary trenches or cuts.
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Hindered (Zone) settling-a settling in which particle concentrations are sufficient that particles interfere with the settling of other particles. Particles settle together as a body or structure with the water required to traverse the particle interstices.
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critical height-it is the height of a slope that corresponds to a factor of safety of 1.0 relative to slope failure.
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Flow velocity-it is the velocity of water flow through a soil.
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Isotropic-a soil mass having essentially the same properties in all directions. Primarily refers to permeability and stress-strain characteristics.
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Residual soils-soils that have been formed in place.
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Epicenter-it is the geographical point on the surface of earth vertically above the focus of the earthquake.
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Microseism:-these are more or less continuous disturbances in the ground recorded by seismographs.
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Deviator stress-the difference between the axial and radial stresses of a triaxial test sample.
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Negative skin friction-forces induced on deep foundations resulting from downward movement of adjacent soil relative to the foundation element.
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Piezometer-an instrument used to measure in-situ pore water pressures.
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Tailings-crushed rocks from mines after ore extraction.
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In situ treatment-treatment of a waste in place, as opposed to pumping or digging the waste up and then treating it.
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Saltwater intrusion-the gradual replacement of freshwater by saltwater in coastal areas where excessive pumping of groundwater occurs.
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Influent -the fluid entering a system, process, tank, etc. An effluent from one process can be an influent to another process.
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Grade Separation-it is a vertical separation between intersecting roads or railroad tracks.
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Cistern [water supply]: A reservoir, tank, or vessel for storing or holding water or other liquid.
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Stress irrigation- is a management of irrigation water to apply less than enough water to satisfy the soil water deficiency in the entire root zone.
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Outfall [wastewater-it refers to the outlet or structure through which effluent is finally discharged to.
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Adaptor- a fitting that unites different types of pipe together.
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Backflow-it is the flow of water or other liquids, mixtures, or substances into the distributing pipes of a potable supply of water from any sources other than its intended source.
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Floor Flange-it is fitting that connects a toilet to a floor drain.
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Leader-it is a pipe carrying rainwater to the ground or sewer.
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Sanitary Sewer-it is a house drain that carries wastewater away from the house to a sewer system or septic tank.
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WYE-it is a Y-shaped fitting with three openings used to create branch lines.
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Cofferdam-it is a temporary structure used to enclose a construction area, and prevent soil or water from entering the construction area.
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Drained loading-loading which is slow enough for the water to drain from the soil as the total stresses increase.
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Flow slide-shear failure in which a soil mass moves over a relatively long distance in a fluid-like manner, occurring rapidly on flat slopes in loose, saturated, uniform sands, or in highly sensitive clays.
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Air Lock-the blockage in the flow of liquid, esp. on the suction side of a pump caused by an air bubble in the line.
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Bleed -to drain a pipe, tube, or hose of excess air by opening a valve at the end or systematically removing the air by force or suction.
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Hydronic-the system of forced hot water.
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O-Ring-a round rubber washer used to create a watertight seal, chiefly around valve stems.
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Rigid Pipe-a pipe designed to transmit the backfill load to the foundation beneath the pipe. Rigid pipe must be supported on the bottom portion of the pipe.
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T & P Valve-temperature & pressure relief valve. A safety device used to expel excess pressure or heat from inside a tank.
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Pylon-the tower above a bridge deck that usually carries cable stays.
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Three-hinged arch-a curved structure with hinges usually at each abutment and at the crown.
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Stiffened suspension bridge-this is a suspension bridge with a stiff horizontal deck.
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Formwork-the structure (usually wooden) into which fluid concrete is cast and allowed to harden.
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aerated lagoon-it is a holding or treatment pond that speeds up the natural process of biological decomposition of organic waste by stimulating the growth and activity of bacteria that degrade organic waste.
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alvusion-it is the sudden or perceptible change in a river's margin, such as a change in course or loss of banks due to flooding.
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benthic-pertaining to the bottom of a body of water, on or within the bottom substrate material.
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blackwater-wastewater from toilet, latrine, and agua privy flushing and sinks used for food preparation or disposal of chemical or chemical-biological ingredients.
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Check dam-a small dam constructed in a gully or other small water course to decrease the streamflow velocity, minimize channel erosion, promote deposition of sediment and to divert water from a channel.
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abandoned water right-a water right which was not put to beneficial use for a number of years, generally five to seven years.
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brackish-a mixed fresh and salt water.
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overdraft-a pumping water from a groundwater basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin; results in a depletion or “mining” of the groundwater in the basin.
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residue-the dry solids remaining after the evaporation of a sample of water or sludge.
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adjudication-this is a court proceeding to determine all rights to the use of water on a particular stream system or ground water basin.
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canopy-the overhanging cover formed by branches and foliage.
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entrain-to trap bubbles in water either mechanically through turbulence or chemically through a reaction.
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geohydrology-a term which denotes the branch of hydrology relating to subsurface or subterranean waters; that is, to all waters below the surface.
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Cobbles-these are soil particles between 3 inches (76 mm) and 12 inches (305 mm) in size.
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Earth pressure-the force per unit area exerted by soil on a retaining wall.
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Friction pile-a pile that derives the majority of its load bearing ability from the skin friction between the soil and the pile.
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Montmorillonite-a clay structure that has a strong attraction to water.
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Algicide-a substance or chemical used specifically to kill or control algae.
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Active (Rankine) zone-the area behind a retaining structure that is above the failure plane.
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Buoyant Density-also, submerged density. Difference between the total density and the density of water. Buoyant density = Soil density - Density of water.
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Zoned earth dam-an earth dam embankment zoned by the systematic distribution of soil types according to their strength and permeability characteristics, usually with a centrally impervious core and shells of coarser materials.
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Varved clays-are clays that are layered with fine and coarse varieties.
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Strip footing-a horizontally long footing supporting a wall. Usually a shallow footing.
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Shrinkage limit-the water content corresponding to the transition between a brittle solid and a semi-solid. The water content below which further reduction in water content causes no further reduction in volume.
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Raft Foundation-a structural slab utilized as a footing, which usually encompasses the entire building footprint.
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Plastic strain-deformation of soil that is not recovered upon unloading.
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Desiccation-it is the process of shrinkage or consolidation of the fine-grained soil produced by increase of effective stresses in the grain skeleton accompanying the development of capillary stresses in the pore water.
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Cyclic stress ratio-a numerical rating of the potential for liquefaction in sands.
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Counterfort walls-type of retaining wall that depends on tension ribs between the stem and the heel in order to resist flexure and overturning.
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armoring-it is the formation of an erosion-resistant layer of relatively large particles on a streambed or bank resulting from removal of finer particles by erosion.
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assay- it is a test for a specific chemical, microbe, or effect.
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in-situ flushing-it is the introduction of large volumes of water, at times supplemented with cleaning compounds, into soil, waste, or groundwater to flush hazardous contaminants from a site.
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outcrop-exposed at the surface. The Edwards limestone outcrops in its recharge zone.
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water purveyor- it is a public utility, mutual water company, county water district, or municipality that delivers drinking water to customers.
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Weep holes- these are mall holes in storm window frames that allow moisture to escape.
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Veneer- extremely thin sheets of wood. Also a thin slice of wood or brick or stone covering a framed wall.
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Chase- it is a framed enclosed space around a flue pipe or a channel in a wall, or through a ceiling for something to lie in or pass through
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Monopost- It is an adjustable metal column used to support a beam or bearing point.
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Keyway- a slot formed and poured on a footer or in a foundation wall when another wall will be installed at the slot location. This gives additional strength to the joint/meeting point.
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Zone valve - A device, usually placed near the heater or cooler, which controls the flow of water or steam to parts of the building; it is controlled by a zone thermostat.
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Zoning - A governmental process and specification which limits the use of a property e.g. single family use, high rise residential use, industrial use, etc. Zoning laws may limit where you can locate a structure.
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Z-bar flashing - Bent, galvanized metal flashing that’s installed above a horizontal trim board of an exterior window, door, or brick run. It prevents water from getting behind the trim/brick and into the home.
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Yoke - The location where a home’s water meter is sometimes installed between two copper pipes, and located in the water meter pit in the yard.
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Wafer board - A manufactured wood panel made out of 1″- 2″ wood chips and glue. Often used as a substitute for plywood in the exterior wall and roof sheathing.

W C - An abbreviation for water closet (toilet).
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It would have been better if we had arranged the terms in alphabetical order for easy reference. Is it possible now?
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I came across the terms used. Hope it is of use to you 😀

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