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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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Biological diversity
Engineering; Civil engineering
Number and kinds of organisms per unit area or volume; the composition of species in a given area at a given time.
Base exchange
Engineering; Civil engineering
The physicochemical process whereby one species of ions adsorbed on soil particles is replaced by another species.
Authorization
Engineering; Civil engineering
An act by the Congress of the United States which authorises use of public funds to carry out a prescribed action.
Flooding
Engineering; Civil engineering
A method for compacting soil using water added after the soil is in place until free water stands on the surface.
Ponding
Engineering; Civil engineering
A method for compacting soil using water added after the soil is in place until free water stands on the surface.
Borderline soils
Engineering; Civil engineering
Soils that have the characteristics of two of the classification groups in the Unified Soil Classification System.
Gauging station
Engineering; Civil engineering
A particular site on a stream, canal, lake, or reservoir where systematic observations of hydrologic data are obtained.
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