Civil engineering

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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Alkali-silicate/silica reaction (ASSR)

Engineering; Civil engineering

Reaction of alkalis with strained quartz is thought to be one reactive component of aggregates causing this reaction. A wide variety of quartz-bearing rocks have been found to be reactive including ...

Cathodic protection

Engineering; Civil engineering

An electrical system for prevention of rust, corrosion, and pitting of metal surfaces which are in contact with water or soil. A low-voltage current is made to flow through a liquid (water) or a soil ...

General linear model (GLM)

Engineering; Civil engineering

1. A mathematical formula (model) that relates one biological factor to another. Once a mathematical relationship is established, scientists use the model to predict one factor over another; 2. A ...

Aerial surveying

Engineering; Civil engineering

Methods by which information about the earth's surface may be obtained by photographing it from above, as from an airplane, balloon, satellite, etc. Generally aerial photographs are used to provide ...

Afterbay

Engineering; Civil engineering

The body of water that is immediately downstream from a powerplant or pumping station such as a reservoir or pool that regulates fluctuating discharges from a hydroelectric power plant or a pumping ...

Bailey bridge

Engineering; Civil engineering

A military bridge of welded lattice construction developed by Sir Donald Bailey in 1942. Each panel is connected to the neighbouring panels at the four corners by steel pins. The panels can also be ...

Areaway

Engineering; Civil engineering

A means of providing light, ventilation, or access to a basement or cellar by an earth-retaining, pit-like recess, out and around a below-ground window or doorway.