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Site Planning & Design
Kaplan 2011 AIA
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Architecture
Professional
11/02/2011

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Term
Elevation
Definition
The height above a known point of reference, often taken as the height above sea level.
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azimuth
Definition
a horizontal angle measured clockwise from north or south
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macadam
Definition
paving using crushed stone
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granolith
Definition
concrete used for paving which uses crushed granite as the coarse aggregate
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climate
Definition
the prevailing or average weather conditions of place as determined over a number of years
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altitude
Definition
the angle which the sun makes with the horizaon
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albedo
Definition

reflectivity measured as the relative permeability of a surface to radiant energy flowing in either direction

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plat
Definition
a plan of a city or subdivision, showing the boundaries of individual properties
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survey
Definition
the process of determining location, form, and boundaries of a parcel of land by measurement, computation, and drawing
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gradient
Definition
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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catchment
Definition
the geographic area from which the participants in an activity are drawn, such as customers of a shopping center or the employees of a manufacturing plant
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contour interval
Definition
the difference of elevation between adjacent contour lines
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bearing
Definition
in surveying, a direction stated in degrees, minutes, and seconds as an angular deviation east or west from due north or south
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bench
Definition
an excavated, level terrace in a slope used to collect running water
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parterre
Definition
an ornamental garden arrangement
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grade
Definition
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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transpiration
Definition
the process by which water vapor escapes into the atmosphere from plants
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access right
Definition
the right of a owner to have ingress and egress to and from a property
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runoff coefficient
Definition
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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invert
Definition
lowest point of the inside of a drain, sewer, pipe, channel, or other liquid-carrying conduit
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excedra
Definition
a semicircular open area, with or without a roof, providing a continuous seat
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lattitude
Definition
number of degrees north or south of the equator of a point on the earth's surface
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drainage
Definition
process of controlling, collecting, transporting, and disposing of excess water
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baffle
Definition
a partial obstruction against flow, in a duct or pipe
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improved land
Definition
land with utilities and streets previous to having a building
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datum
Definition
a horizontal plane elevation used as a reference for other elevations in surveying and mapping
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dew point
Definition
temp of air at which the water contained in the air begins to condense and form dew - it is therefore the temp at which the air is 100% relative humidity
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degree day
Definition
the amount (of what?) by which the average outdoor temp at a particular location is below 65 deg F for one day. may be summed an stated for a month or year
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grade separation/interchange
Definition
intersection of two roads at different levels so that vehicles may move from one road to the other without crossing the stream of traffic
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encroachment
Definition
the extension of a building into the property of another
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