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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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Bed load
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sediment that moves by rolling or sliding along the bed and is essentially in contact with the streambed in the bed layer.
Millisecond delay
Engineering; Civil engineering
A type of delay cap with a definite but extremely short interval between initiation, or passing of current, and explosion.
Biotic potential
Engineering; Civil engineering
Inherent capacity of an organism to reproduce and survive, which is pitted against limiting influences of the environment.
Community cohesion
Engineering; Civil engineering
Ability of a community to have a unified response when facing a problem; e.g., an external threat to their sustainability.
Reregulating dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A dam located downstream from a large hydroelectric powerplant used to regulate discharges downstream. See regulating dam.
Control area
Engineering; Civil engineering
Part of a power system, or a combination of systems, to which a common electrical generation allocation scheme is applied.
Afterbay dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A dam located downstream from a large hydroelectric powerplant used to regulate discharges downstream. See regulating dam.
