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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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Shaft house
Engineering; Civil engineering
House at top of the access shaft to gate chamber, which secures access to the gates.
Spills
Engineering; Civil engineering
Water releases that cannot be put to use for project purposes (includes floodflows).
Canal
Engineering; Civil engineering
A channel, usually open, that conveys water by gravity to farms, municipalities, etc.
Slaking
Engineering; Civil engineering
The process of breaking up or sloughing when an indurated soil is immersed in water.
Influent
Engineering; Civil engineering
Untreated water flowing into a treatment facility, reservoir, or basin. See effluent.
Remote sensing
Engineering; Civil engineering
Method for determining characteristics of an object, organism or community from afar.
Interruptible demands
Engineering; Civil engineering
Demands that, by contract, can be interrupted if the supplying system lacks capacity.
