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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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Water bar
Engineering; Civil engineering
A continuous strip of waterproof material placed at concrete joints designed to control cracking and limit moisture penetration.
Waterstop
Engineering; Civil engineering
A continuous strip of waterproof material placed at concrete joints designed to control cracking and limit moisture penetration.
Sleet
Engineering; Civil engineering
Precipitation that consists of clear pellets of ice; sleet is formed when raindrops fall through a layer of cold air and freeze.
River corridor
Engineering; Civil engineering
A river and the strips of land adjacent to it, including the talus slopes at the bases of cliffs, but not the cliffs themselves.
Wye branch
Engineering; Civil engineering
A section of pipe that joins the main run of pipe at an angle. The fitting that makes the joint is in the shape of the letter Y.
Y branch
Engineering; Civil engineering
A section of pipe that joins the main run of pipe at an angle. The fitting that makes the joint is in the shape of the letter Y.
Area of influence of a well
Engineering; Civil engineering
Area surrounding a well within which the piezometric surface has been lowered when pumping has produced a maximum steady rate of flow.
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