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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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Erode
Engineering; Civil engineering
To wear away or remove the land surface by wind, water, or other agents.
Significant wave height
Engineering; Civil engineering
The average height of the one-third highest waves of a given wave group.
Multiple arch dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A buttress dam, the upstream part of which comprises a series of arches.
Off-peak energy
Engineering; Civil engineering
Electric energy supplied during periods of relatively low system demand.
Juvenile salmon
Engineering; Civil engineering
All early lifestages of downstream migrating salmon (fry through smolt).
Life cycle
Engineering; Civil engineering
Various stages an animal passes through from egg fertilisation to death.
Pressure head
Engineering; Civil engineering
The amount of force or pressure created by a depth of one foot of water.
