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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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granodiorite
Engineering; Civil engineering
Coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with less quartz and more feldspar than true granite and typically darker.
gross generation
Engineering; Civil engineering
Total amount of electrical energy produced by a generating station or stations, measured at generator terminals.
pegmatite
Engineering; Civil engineering
Very coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock of granitic composition that typically fills fractures to form veins.
reattachment deposit
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sand deposit located where downstream flow meets the channel bank at the downstream end of a recirculating zone.
saddle dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A subsidiary dam of any type constructed across a saddle or low point on the perimeter of a reservoir. See dike.
shear zone
Engineering; Civil engineering
An area where the rock mass has moved along the plane of contact which often becomes a channel for ground water.
sheet wash
Engineering; Civil engineering
A flow of rainwater that covers the entire ground surface with a thin film and is not concentrated into streams.
