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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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unbalanced head
Engineering; Civil engineering
The condition in which the water pressure on the upstream and downstream sides of an object differ.
forepole
Engineering; Civil engineering
A plank driven ahead of a tunnel face to support the roof or wall during excavation. See horsehead.
geophysics
Engineering; Civil engineering
Refers to the physics of the earth, e.g., seismology, oceanography, volcanology, geomagnetism, etc.
nonpreference customer
Engineering; Civil engineering
A customer excluded by law from preference in the purchase of federally produced electrical energy.
station
Engineering; Civil engineering
Any one of a series of stakes or points indicating distance from a point of beginning or reference.
ultimate bearing capacity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The load per unit of area required to produce failure by rupture of a supporting soil or rock mass.
usable storage capacity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The quantity of ground water of acceptable quality that can be economically withdrawn from storage.
