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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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gaseous supersaturation
Engineering; Civil engineering
Condition of higher levels of dissolved gases in water due to entrainment, pressure increases, or heating.
permanent wilting point
Engineering; Civil engineering
Soil water content below which plants cannot readily obtain water and permanently wilt. See wilting point.
permanent wilting percentage
Engineering; Civil engineering
Soil water content below which plants cannot readily obtain water and permanently wilt. See wilting point.
planning standards
Engineering; Civil engineering
Standards which emergency plans of the dam operating organization and local authorities should conform to.
plot
Engineering; Civil engineering
Area of land that is studied or used for an experimental purpose, in which sample areas are often located.
pressure relief pipes
Engineering; Civil engineering
Pipes used to relieve uplift or pore-water pressure in a dam foundation or in the dam structure.
prior appropriation
Engineering; Civil engineering
A doctrine of water law that allocates the right to use water on a first-come first-serve basis.
