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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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Vertical lift gate
Engineering; Civil engineering
All rectangular gates set in vertical guides within which the gate moves vertically in its own plane. The hoist is usually on a runway overhead.
Balanced head condition
Engineering; Civil engineering
The condition in which the water pressure on the upstream and downstream sides of an object are equal (such as an emergency or regulating gate).
Risk assessment
Engineering; Civil engineering
As applied to dam safety, the process of identifying the likelihood and consequences of dam failure to provide the basis for informed decisions.
Sub-organization
Engineering; Civil engineering
Any organisation such as agencies, departments, offices, or local jurisdictions having a supportive role in emergency planning and preparedness.
Bank storage
Engineering; Civil engineering
Water that has inflitrated from a reservoir into the surrounding land where it remains in storage until water level in the reservoir is lowered.
Naturalness
Engineering; Civil engineering
Area which generally appears to have been affected primarily by the forces of nature, with the imprint of man's work substantially unnoticeable.
Steady flow
Engineering; Civil engineering
Flow in an open channel is said to be steady if the depth of flow does not change over a given time interval. No change occurs with repect to time.
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