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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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Engineering; Civil engineering
A unit of length equal to 0.001 of an inch. Used in measuring the diameter of wires, and the thickness of fabric and plastic sheeting.
Water content
Engineering; Civil engineering
The ratio of the weight of water in a soil sample to the weight of the dry soil, expressed as a percentage. See optimum moisture content.
Air-space ratio
Engineering; Civil engineering
Ratio of volume of water that can be drained from a saturated soil or rock under the action of force of gravity to total volume of voids.
Drift
Engineering; Civil engineering
Food organisms, including algae, plankton, and even larval fish, dislodged and moved by river current. A small, nearly horizontal tunnel.
Plasticity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The property of a soil or rock which allows it to be deformed beyond the point of recovery without cracking or appreciable volume change.
Moisture content
Engineering; Civil engineering
The ratio of the weight of water in a soil sample to the weight of the dry soil, expressed as a percentage. See optimum moisture content.
Access shaft
Engineering; Civil engineering
Concrete portion of an outlet works between the shaft house and the gate chamber. The access shaft provides vertical access to the gates.
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