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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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cistern
Engineering; Civil engineering
A small tank (usually covered) or a storage facility used to store water for a home or farm. Often used to store rain water.
concrete dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
See arch dam, buttress dam, or gravity dam. See also masonry dam. A concrete dam generally requires a sound rock foundation.
conglomerate
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sedimentary rock composed of rounded gravel (pebbles, cobbles, and boulders) cemented together, usually found with sandstone.
correlation
Engineering; Civil engineering
The relation between two or more variables. A statistical test that sets a numerical value to the amount of interdependence.
future without
Engineering; Civil engineering
What would occur if no action were taken. The future without taking any action to solve the problem. See baseline condition.
hydrogeologic cycle
Engineering; Civil engineering
The natural process of recycling water from the atmosphere down to (and through) the earth and back to the atmosphere again.
sediment discharge
Engineering; Civil engineering
Rate at which sediment passes a stream cross-section in a given period of time, expressed in millions of tons per day (mtd).
