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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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surface soil
Engineering; Civil engineering
Upper part of the soil ordinarily moved in tillage, or its equivalent in uncultivated soils, about 10 to 20 cm in thickness.
chimney drain
Engineering; Civil engineering
A vertical or inclined layer of pervious material in an embankment to facilitate and control drainage of the embankment fill.
colluvium
Engineering; Civil engineering
A general term applied to loose and incoherent deposits, usually at the foot of a slope and brought there chiefly by gravity.
decking
Engineering; Civil engineering
Separating charges of explosives by inert material which prevents passing of concussion, and placing a primer in each charge.
medium-thick arch dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
An arch dam with a base thickness to structural height ratio between 0.2 and 0.3 (previously defined as between 0.3 and 0.5).
varching
Engineering; Civil engineering
The transfer of stress from a yielding part of a soil or rock mass to adjoining less-yielding or restrained parts of the mass.
dispersing agent
Engineering; Civil engineering
An agent used to assist in separating individual fine soil particles and to prevent them from flocculating when in suspension.
