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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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Turn angles
Engineering; Civil engineering
To measure the angle between directions with a surveying instrument.
Sluice gate
Engineering; Civil engineering
A gate that can be opened or closed by sliding in supporting guides.
Erratic
Engineering; Civil engineering
Boulder transported by a glacier and left behind when the ice melted.
Sluice
Engineering; Civil engineering
An opening for releasing water from below the static head elevation.
Pascal (Pa)
Engineering; Civil engineering
The pressure or stress of one newton per square meter. 1 psi = 6895 Pa.
Soil-cement bedding
Engineering; Civil engineering
A mixture of soil, portland cement, and water placed for pipe bedding.
Dynamic compaction
Engineering; Civil engineering
A method of compacting soil by dropping a heavy weight onto loose soil.
