Civil engineering

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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Tractor gate

Engineering; Civil engineering

Rectangular gate supported and sealed similar to the paradox gate. Main difference is that the leaf is raised and lowered by a cable hoist, and operated on the face of the dam or a gate slot.

Line item used in an appraisal estimate for design changes and to estimate pay items that have little influence on the total cost. The allowance for unlisted items in appraisal estimates should be at ...

Transformer

Engineering; Civil engineering

A device which through electromagnetic induction transforms alternating electric energy in one circuit into energy of similar type on another circuit, commonly with altered values of voltage and ...

Shear wall

Engineering; Civil engineering

A vertical lateral-force-resisting element in a structure assigned to resist wind or earthquake generated lateral forces. Depending on detailing and transfer mechanisms, a shear wall can be ...

Hazard classification

Engineering; Civil engineering

The rating for a dam based on the potential consequences of failure. The rating is based on potential for loss of life and damage to property that failure of the dam could cause. Such classification ...

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA)

Engineering; Civil engineering

One of five bills signed into law on November 8, 1978, as the National Energy Act. PURPA is a broad statute aimed at expanding the use of cogeneration and renewable energy resources. PURPA created a ...

Energy

Engineering; Civil engineering

Force or action of doing work. Measured in terms of the work it is capable of doing; electric energy, the electric capacity generated and/or delivered over time, is usually measured in kilowatt hours ...