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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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Axial load
Engineering; Civil engineering
A force applied along the longitudinal axis of a structural member. If the load is parallel to the axis, but not coincident with it, the load is centric rather than concentric as in the former case.
Automatic transfer switch
Engineering; Civil engineering
An emergency switch which automatically switches over to an auxiliary source of power such as batteries or a gas-driven generator in the event of an interruption of a normal power source.
As-built drawings
Engineering; Civil engineering
Also called construction record drawings, these are drawings which have been revised during construction to record changes made which differ from the original contract drawings. Their purpose is to ...
Foundation trench drain
Engineering; Civil engineering
A constructed trench that is backfilled or partially backfilled with porous material, usually sand and gravel. A trench drain may consist solely of porous material or it may also contain a porous or ...
Foundation blanket drain
Engineering; Civil engineering
A foundation drain that consists of a layer of porous material, usually sand and gravel, spread over a portion of the foundation area of an embankment and may extend up the abutments.
Seepage velocity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The rate of discharge of seepage water through a porous medium per unit area of void space perpendicular to the direction of the flow.
Roller compacted concrete (RCC)
Engineering; Civil engineering
A mixture of cement, water, and aggregate compacted by rolling.
