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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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breeding rate
Engineering; Civil engineering
Actual rate of increase of new individuals in a given population; the breeding potential minus limiting factors.
composite power value
Engineering; Civil engineering
The value of power including both a capacity and energy component, usually expressed in mills per kilowatt-hour.
effective peak ground acceleration
Engineering; Civil engineering
That acceleration which is most closely related to structural response and to damage potential of an earthquake.
flat slab or slab and buttress dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A buttress dam with buttresses which support the flat slab of reinforced concrete which forms the upstream face.
flatirons
Engineering; Civil engineering
Triangular-shaped landforms along mountain ranges formed by erosion of steeply inclined rock layers or hogbacks.
fluvial
Engineering; Civil engineering
Of or pertaining to rivers; growing or living in a stream or river; produced by the action of a stream or river.
galvanize
Engineering; Civil engineering
To coat a metal (especially iron or steel) with zinc. Galvanization is the process of coating a metal with zinc.
