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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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Derrick
Engineering; Civil engineering
Usually a non-mobile tower equipped with a hoist, but may be used as a synonym for a crane.
Ductility
Engineering; Civil engineering
The property of a material that allows it to be formed into thin sections without breaking.
Fines
Engineering; Civil engineering
Portion of a soil finer that a No. 200 U.S. Standard sieve. Clay or silt particles in soil.
Cycling
Engineering; Civil engineering
Powerplant operation to meet the intermediated portion of the load (9 to 14 hours per day).
Bell
Engineering; Civil engineering
An expanded, or enlarged, end of a pipe section, into which the next pipe fits. See spigot.
Crib dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A gravity dam built up of boxes, cribs, crossed timbers or gabions, filled with earth or rock.
National interagency fire centre (NIFC)
Engineering; Civil engineering
The National Interagency Fire centre is the nation's support centre for wildland firefighting.
