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Site Planning & Design Flashcards

1
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Earth which is removed (cut) and earth which is added (fill) in grading.

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Cut and fill

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A semicircular open area, with or without a roof, providing a continuous seat.

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Exedra

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The digging or removal of earth.

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Excavation

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The study of the total pattern of relations between a community or organisms and its environment.

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Ecology

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Trees which shed leaves annually, as opposed to evergreens.

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Deciduous

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A statement, often required by a governmental body, which assesses the environment impact of a proposed development.

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Environment impact statement

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The soil layer beneath the topsoil.

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Subsoil

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Describing cone-bearing evergreen trees and shrubs, such as pine, spruce, fir, and cedar.

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Coniferous

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A type of residential siting in which a series of housing units are grouped closely together and surrounded by open space.

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Cluster

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10
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The elevation of a specified point on the ground or on a structure.

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Spot elevation

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The number of degrees north or south of the equator of a point on the earth’s surface.

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Latitude

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12
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The net ground area of a lot which can be covered by a building after required setbacks and other zoning limitations have been accounted for.

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Build-able area

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13
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An imaginary line on the ground surface connecting all points of equal elevation.

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Contour

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14
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The design and arrangement of natural elements on a site.

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Landscaping

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15
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A stone guard to prevent damage to a wall; also a freestanding stone post to divert vehicular traffic.

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Bollard

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The process of controlling, collecting, transporting, and disposing of excess water.

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Drainage

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17
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The extension of a building into the property of another.

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Encroachment

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18
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The legal boundary of a parcel of land.

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Property line

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The prevailing or average weather conditions of a place as determined over a number of years.

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Climate

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20
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A sievelike device at the entrance to a storm sewer which traps matter that could block the sewer.

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Catch basin

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21
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A belvedere or viewing place.

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Gazebo

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22
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The land surrounding a flowing stream over which water spreads when a flood occurs.

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Flood plain

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23
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A log showing the types of soil encountered in a test boring and other relevant information.

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Soil boring log

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24
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A hole through which a person can enter a sewer, pipe, conduit, and so on for inspection, repair, or maintenance.

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Manhole

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25
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The minimum distance from property line into which a structure may not extend.

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Setback

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26
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The temperature of air at which the water contained in the air begins to condense and form dew. It is therefore the temperature at which the air is at 100% relative humidity.

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Dew point

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27
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A landscaped strip of ground between a pedestrian walk and a street

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Planting strip

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28
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The rights to the use or control of the air space above a property.

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Air rights

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29
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The surface flow of water from an area.

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Run-off

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30
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A public service, such as telephone, water, gas, or electricity.

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Utility

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31
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The gradual wearing away or disintegration of land caused by water, wind, and so on running over its surface.

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Erosion

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32
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The elevation of the ground surface after completion of all work.

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Finish grade

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33
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An underground pipe or drain used to carry rain water (storm water) or waste matter (sanitary sewer).

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Sewer

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34
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A parcel of land.

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Plot

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35
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Land on which buildings have not yet been constructed, but which contains utilities and streets.

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Improved land

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36
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The length of a lot line along a street or other public way.

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Frontage

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37
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The boundary line of a lot.

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Lot line

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38
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The right of an owner to have ingress and egress to and from a property.

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Access right

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39
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The height above a known point of reference, often taken as the height above sea level.

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Elevation

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40
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The natural and manmade things, conditions, and influences surrounding a person, community,or place.

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Environment

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41
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The horizontal angle measured clockwise from North or South.

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Azimuth

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42
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The level below which the subsoil is completely saturated with water. Also called the groundwater level.

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Water table

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43
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Designing the external physical environment in which buildings and structures are placed.

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Site planning

44
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Space provided for vehicular parking separate from the dedicated street right-of-way.

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Off street parking

45
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A road or path reserved for bicycle traffic.

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Bikeways

46
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The smallest identifiable parcel of land in a city.

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Lot

47
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Inclination or slant, especially of the ground surface.

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Slope

48
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Having no environment barriers, thereby permitting free access and circulation by the handicapped.

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Barrier-free

49
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The expected maximum depth of frost penetration in the ground in a given area.

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Frost line

50
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A pit, usually filled with coarse stone, into which water is conducted for leaching out into surrounding soil.

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Dry well

51
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A fictitious temperature which would produce the same physiological effect as the combined effects of temperature, humidity, and air movement.

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Effective temperature

52
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A length of pipe, running under a road or other barrier, used to drain or carry water.

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Culvert

53
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An ornamental garden arrangement.

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Parterre

54
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A street, alley, or other thoroughfare or easement permanently established for passage of persons or vehicles.

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Way

55
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Clay pipe, usually wi open joints, used to convey water away from a footing or to disperse liquid in a septic tank field.

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Drain tile

56
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Any public way or thoroughfare 10 to 16 feet in width which has been dedicated or deeded to the public for public use.

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Alley

57
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Paving using crushed stone.

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Macadam

58
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One or more spaces designated for physically handicapped persons, requiring special design and dimensions.

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Handicapped parking

59
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A circumferential or loop roadway around an urban area or development.

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Ring road

60
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The amount by which the average outdoor temperature at a particular location is below 65 degrees Fahrenheit for one day. Degree days may also be summed and stated for a month or year.

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Degree day (dd)

61
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Earth that is replaced around a foundation or retaining wall after the concrete forms have been removed.

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Backfill

62
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The amount or degree of moisture in an area, a determining element of weather.

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Humidity

63
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A horizontal plane elevation used as a reference for other elevations in surveying and mapping.

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Datum

64
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The process of determining location, form, and boundaries of a parcel of land by measurement, computation, and drawing.

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Survey

65
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The process by which water vapor escapes into the atmosphere from plants.

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Transpiration

66
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Structures or plants which, because of their form and location, reduce wind velocities.

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Wind break

67
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The rate of slope between two points on a surface, determined by dividing their vertical difference in elevation by their horizontal distance apart.

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Gradient

68
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Trees having green leaves throughout the year, as opposed to deciduous.

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Evergreen

69
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A partial obstruction against flow, in a duct or pipe

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Baffle

70
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The general pattern of movement of the water on, under, and above the earth

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Water cycle

71
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A line, usually parallel to the property line, beyond which a structure may not extend.

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Building line.

72
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A very large area of land in which all through traffic is eliminated, but which may be penetrated by cul-de-sacs or minor loop roads.

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Superblock

73
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The intersection of two roads at different levels so that vehicles may move from one road to the other without crossing the stream of traffic. Also called interchange.

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Grade seperation

74
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The lowest point of the inside of a drain, pipe, channel, or other liquid-carrying conduit.

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Invert

75
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The angle which the sun makes with the horizon.

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Altitude

76
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An underground geological formation through which water flows.

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Aquifer

77
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A graded flow path used in open drainage systems.

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Swale

78
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A space, open and unobstructed to the sky, located at or above grade, bounded on three or more sides by walls of a building.

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Court

79
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A fictitious temperature assigned to a combination of actual temperature and wind velocity which has the same physiological effect as still air at the wind chill index temperature. It is also known as chill factor.

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Wind chill index

80
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An excavated, level terrace in a slope used to collect running water.

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Bench

81
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A bank of earth,often piled up against a wall.

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Berm

82
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The climatic characteristics unique to a very small area.

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Microclimate

83
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A flat or level surface.

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Plane

84
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A division of urban land, normally private property, which is surrounded by public streets, and which is officially established and recorded.

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Block

85
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Removing and/or adding earth in order to bring the ground surface to a specified elevation or profile. Also called earthwork.

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Grading

86
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Removing and/ or adding earth in order to bring the ground surface to a specified elevation or profile. Also called grading.

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Earthwork

87
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An approximately level building area.

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Pad

88
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The total horizontal area within the boundary lines of a parcel of land.

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Lot area

89
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Flow from a culvert, sewer, or other channel.

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Discharge

90
Q

A plan of a city or subdivision, showing the boundaries of individual properties.

A

Play

91
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An underground pipe or drain used to carry off waste matter.

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Sanitary sewer

92
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In surveying, a direction stated in degree, minutes, and seconds as an angular deviation east or west from due north or south.

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Bearing

93
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The rate of rise or descent of a sloping surface. Also, to remove and/or add earth in order to bring the ground surface to a specified elevation or profile.

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Grade

94
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The percentage of total rainfall which is not absorbed in the ground and, hence, runs off. It must be collected in a system of surface and subsurface drains.

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Runoff coefficient

95
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A housing pattern in which units face into a common open space.

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Court pattern

96
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A pattern of land use which develops along a line, such as a highway or river.

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Linear pattern

97
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The difference of elevation between adjacent contour lines.

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Contour interval

98
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The level below which the subsoil is completely saturated with water. Also called the water table.

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Groundwater level

99
Q

Concrete used for paving which uses crushed granite as the coarse aggregate.

A

Granolith

100
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A fictitious temperature assigned to a combination of actual temperature and wind velocity which has the same physiological effect as still air at the chill factor temperature. It is also known as wind chill index.

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Chill factor

101
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An open, unoccupied space, other than a court, unobstructed to the sky, on the lot on which a building is situated.

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Yard

102
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The ratio of the area covered by buildings to the total lot area, expressed as a percentage.

A

Land coverage

103
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The geographic area from which the participants in an activity are drawn, such as the customers of a shopping center or the employees of a manufacturing plant.

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Catchment

104
Q

A sewer for carrying away surface rain water, as opposed to sanitary sewage.

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Storm sewer

105
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Reflectivity measured as the relative permeability of a surface to radiant energy flowing in either direction.

A

Albedo

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