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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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Borrow pits
Engineering; Civil engineering
Specific site(s) within a borrow area from which material is excavated for use.
Flood frequency
Engineering; Civil engineering
Refers to the probability (in percent) that a flood will occur in a given year.
Bed material
Engineering; Civil engineering
Unconsolidated material, or sediment mixture, of which a streambed is composed.
Friction
Engineering; Civil engineering
Resistance to motion when one body is sliding or tending to slide over another.
Cirque
Engineering; Civil engineering
Bowl-like depression carved into a mountaintop by ice at the head of a glacier.
Potential evapotranspiration
Engineering; Civil engineering
Rate at which water, if available, would be removed from soil and plant surfaces.
Cross-sectional area
Engineering; Civil engineering
Area of a stream, channel or waterway, usually measured perpendicular to the flow.
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