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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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grout cap
Engineering; Civil engineering
A concrete pad or wall constructed to facilitate subsequent pressure grouting of the grout curtain beneath the grout cap.
hectare
Engineering; Civil engineering
A measure of area in the metric system similar to an acre. One hectare is equal to 10,000 square meters and 2.4711 acres.
flooding
Engineering; Civil engineering
A method for compacting soil using water added after the soil is in place until free water stands on the surface.
siphon tube
Engineering; Civil engineering
Relatively short, light-weight, curved tube used to convey water over ditch banks to irrigate furrows or borders.
yield
Engineering; Civil engineering
The quantity of water that can be collected for a given use from surface or ground water sources. See safe yield.
authorization
Engineering; Civil engineering
An act by the Congress of the United States which authorizes use of public funds to carry out a prescribed action.
base exchange
Engineering; Civil engineering
The physicochemical process whereby one species of ions adsorbed on soil particles is replaced by another species.
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