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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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microclimate
Engineering; Civil engineering
The climate of a small area, particularly that of the living space of a certain species, group or community.
pig
Engineering; Civil engineering
An air manifold having a number of pipes which distribute compressed air coming through a single large line.
regulating dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A dam impounding a reservoir from which water is released to regulate the flow downstream. See afterbay dam.
simulid
Engineering; Civil engineering
Group of two-winged flying insects who live their larval stage underwater and emerge to fly about as adults.
accuracy
Engineering; Civil engineering
How closely an instrument measures the true or actual value of the process variable being measured or sensed.
ambursen dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A buttress dam in which the upstream part is a relatively thin flat slab usually made of reinforced concrete.
anaerobic
Engineering; Civil engineering
A condition in which free (atmospheric) or dissolved oxygen is not present in water. The opposite of aerobic.