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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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warning stage
Engineering; Civil engineering
The depth of water in a river at which the National Weather Service (NWS) reviews basin conditions for potential flooding.
acceleration
Engineering; Civil engineering
In terms of flow, acceleration is the time rate of change of the velocity vector, either of magnitude or direction or both.
bedding plane
Engineering; Civil engineering
A separation or weakness between two layers of rock, caused by changes during the building up of the rock-forming material.
cost-benefit analysis
Engineering; Civil engineering
A quantitative evaluation of the costs which would be incurred versus the overall benefits to society of a proposed action.
degradation
Engineering; Civil engineering
Process wherein the elevation of streambeds, sandbars, and flood plains is lowered by erosion. The opposite of aggradation.
drainage system
Engineering; Civil engineering
Collection of surface and/or subsurface drains, together with structures and pumps, used to remove surface or ground water.
early warning system feasibility
Engineering; Civil engineering
Study of the feasibility of installing some level of Early Warning System to meet the target times for alerts and warnings.
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