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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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integrated early warning system
Engineering; Civil engineering
A flood warning system tied into adjacent systems so that multiple users can access the basin data and monitor the event.
sheltering
Engineering; Civil engineering
A protective action that involves taking cover in upper levels of a building that is able to withstand high flood levels.
spigot
Engineering; Civil engineering
The plain end of a cast-iron pipe. The spigot is inserted into the bell end of the next pipe to make a water tight joint.
afterbay dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A dam located downstream from a large hydroelectric powerplant used to regulate discharges downstream. See regulating dam.
reregulating dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A dam located downstream from a large hydroelectric powerplant used to regulate discharges downstream. See regulating dam.
bed load
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sediment that moves by rolling or sliding along the bed and is essentially in contact with the streambed in the bed layer.
biotic potential
Engineering; Civil engineering
Inherent capacity of an organism to reproduce and survive, which is pitted against limiting influences of the environment.
