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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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Exchange capacity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The capacity to exchange ions as measured by the quantity of exchangeable ions in a soil or rock.
Entrain
Engineering; Civil engineering
To trap bubbles in water either mechanically through turbulence or chemically through a reaction.
Maximum contaminant level goal (MCLG)
Engineering; Civil engineering
The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health.
Unclassified excavation
Engineering; Civil engineering
Excavation paid for at a fixed price per yard, regardless of whether it is common or rock excavation.
User day
Engineering; Civil engineering
The participation in a recreation activity at a given resource during a 24-hour period by one person.
Longitudinal
Engineering; Civil engineering
Pertaining to or extending along the long axis, or length, of a structure. Lengthwise. See transverse.
Recharge
Engineering; Civil engineering
Increases in ground water storage due to precipitation, infiltration from streams, or human activity.
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