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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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Operating reserve
Engineering; Civil engineering
Generation capacity dedicated to maintaining adequate and reliable system operation during sudden reduction in system capacity.
Dew point
Engineering; Civil engineering
The temperature to which air with a given quantity of water vapour must be cooled to cause condensation of the vapour in the air.
Irrigation requirement
Engineering; Civil engineering
Quantity of water, exclusive of effective precipitation, that is required for crop production. See crop irrigation requirement.
On-farm
Engineering; Civil engineering
Activities (especially growing crops and applying irrigation water) that occur within the legal boundaries of private property.
Unsuitable material
Engineering; Civil engineering
Those soils that cannot be compacted in embankment or backfill or where excavated to finished grade result in unstable material.
Wilderness resource
Engineering; Civil engineering
Resources identified in officially designated wilderness areas on Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management administered land.
Separation deposit
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sand deposit located at the upstream end of a recirculation zone, where downstream flow becomes separated from the channel bank.
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