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Civil engineering

The branch of engineering concerned with the design, construction, and maintenance of such public works roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings.

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Crop water requirement

Engineering; Civil engineering

Crop consumptive use plus the water required to provide the leaching requirements.

Incised stream

Engineering; Civil engineering

A stream that has cut its channel into the bed of the valley through degradation.

Indicator

Engineering; Civil engineering

Organism, species, or community which indicates certain environmental conditions.

Mining

Engineering; Civil engineering

Usually removal of soil or rock having value because of its chemical composition.

Migmatite

Engineering; Civil engineering

Rock composed of a complex mixture of metamorphic rock and igneous granitic rock.

Ozonation

Engineering; Civil engineering

The application of ozone to water for disinfection or for taste and odour control.

Hoist

Engineering; Civil engineering

The mechanism by which a bucket or blade is lifted, or the process of lifting it.

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