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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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climate
Engineering; Civil engineering
Average conditions of the weather over a number of years. See macroclimate and microclimate.
contact load
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sediment particles that roll or slide along in almost continuous contact with the streambed.
installed capacity
Engineering; Civil engineering
The total of the capacities shown on the nameplates of the generating units in a powerplant.
levee
Engineering; Civil engineering
A natural or man-made barrier that helps keep rivers from overflowing their banks. See dike.
limestone
Engineering; Civil engineering
Sedimentary rock composed mostly of the mineral calcite and often containing marine fossils.
maximum demand
Engineering; Civil engineering
The greatest of all demands of the load that has occurred within a specified period of time.
observation well
Engineering; Civil engineering
A hole used to observe the ground-water surface at atmospheric pressure within soil or rock.
