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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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Bailer
Engineering; Civil engineering
A 10- to 20-foot-long pipe equipped with a valve at the lower end. A bailer is used to remove slurry from the bottom or the side of a well as it is being drilled.
Relative humidity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The ratio of the amount of moisture in the air to the maximum amount of moisture the air could hold under the same conditions; usually expressed as a percentage.
System
Engineering; Civil engineering
Physically connected generation, transmission, and distribution facilities operated as an integrated unit under one central management, or operating supervision.
Transverse
Engineering; Civil engineering
Pertaining to or extending along the short axis, or width, of a structure. Perpendicular to or across the long axis, or length, of a structure. See longitudinal.
Natural period of vibration (T)
Engineering; Civil engineering
The period of vibration of a a structure is the time required for one cycle of the simple harmonic motion in one of these characteristic patterns (shapes). T = 1/f.
Effluent limitation
Engineering; Civil engineering
The maximum amount of a specific substance or characteristic that can be present in effluent discharge without violating water quality standards in receiving waters.
Seepage collar
Engineering; Civil engineering
A projecting collar of concrete built around the outside of a tunnel or conduit, within an embankment dam, to reduce seepage along the outer surface of the conduit.
