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The discipline, art, skill and profession of applying scientific knowledge and principles to the design and manufacturing of machines, structures, devices, systems, materials and processes.
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effective porosity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The ratio of the volume of a soil or rock mass that can be drained by gravity to the total volume of the mass.
grout curtain
Engineering; Civil engineering
A vertical zone, usually thin, in the foundation into which grout is injected to reduce seepage beneath a dam.
grout cutoff
Engineering; Civil engineering
A vertical zone, usually thin, in the foundation into which grout is injected to reduce seepage beneath a dam.
grubbing
Engineering; Civil engineering
Removal of stumps, roots, and vegetable matter from the ground surface after clearing and prior to excavation.
logbook
Engineering; Civil engineering
A dated, written record of performed operation and maintenance items or observations pertinent to a structure.
operating log
Engineering; Civil engineering
A dated, written record of performed operation and maintenance items or observations pertinent to a structure.
oligotrophic
Engineering; Civil engineering
Reservoirs and lakes which are nutrient poor and contain little aquatic plant or animal life. See mesotrophic.
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