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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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wall friction
Engineering; Civil engineering
Frictional resistance mobilized between a wall and the soil or rock in contact with the wall.
wholesale transmission services
Engineering; Civil engineering
The transmission of electric energy sold, or to be sold, at wholesale in interstate commerce.
age tank
Engineering; Civil engineering
A tank used to store a chemical solution of known concentration for feed to a chemical feeder.
compressibility
Engineering; Civil engineering
Property of a soil describing its susceptibility to decrease in volume when subjected to load.
crib dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A gravity dam built up of boxes, cribs, crossed timbers or gabions, filled with earth or rock.
interstitial flow
Engineering; Civil engineering
Portion of surface water that infiltrates the streambed and moves through pores in subsurface.
national interagency fire center (NIFC)
Engineering; Civil engineering
The National Interagency Fire Center is the nation's support center for wildland firefighting.
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