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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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Operations and maintenance costs
Engineering; Civil engineering
The ongoing, repetitive costs of operating and maintaining a water system.
Climatic year
Engineering; Civil engineering
Continuous 12-month period during which a complete climactic cycle occurs.
Compacted embankment
Engineering; Civil engineering
Embankment which has been reduced in bulk by rolling, tapping, or soaking.
Microhabitat
Engineering; Civil engineering
A small, specialized, and effectively isolated location. See macrohabitat.
Hogback
Engineering; Civil engineering
Ridge formed by erosion of resistant, steeply inclined sedimentary layers.
Hydrophobic
Engineering; Civil engineering
Having a strong aversion (dislike) for water. The opposite of hydrophilic.
Extrapolation
Engineering; Civil engineering
Estimation of unknown values by extending or projecting from known values.
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