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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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Tube valve
Engineering; Civil engineering
A valve which is opened or closed by mechanically moving a tube upstream or downstream by an actuating screw.
Grubbing
Engineering; Civil engineering
Removal of stumps, roots, and vegetable matter from the ground surface after clearing and prior to excavation.
Effective porosity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The ratio of the volume of a soil or rock mass that can be drained by gravity to the total volume of the mass.
Runup
Engineering; Civil engineering
The vertical distance above the setup that the rush of water reaches when a wave breaks on the dam embankment.
Peaking power
Engineering; Civil engineering
Powerplant capacity typically used to meet the highest levels of demand in a utility's load or demand profile.
Saline sodic land
Engineering; Civil engineering
Soil that contains soluble salts in amounts that impair plant growth but not an excess of exchangeable sodium.
Oligotrophic
Engineering; Civil engineering
Reservoirs and lakes which are nutrient poor and contain little aquatic plant or animal life. See mesotrophic.
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