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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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pit
Engineering; Civil engineering
Any mine, quarry, or excavation area worked by the open-cut method to obtain material of value.
shear
Engineering; Civil engineering
A structural break where differential movement has occurred along a surface or zone of failure.
soil subsidence
Engineering; Civil engineering
The lowering of the normal level of the ground, usually due to overpumping of water from wells.
stemming
Engineering; Civil engineering
Crushed stone, soil, sand, or drill cuttings used to plug the unloaded portion of a drill hole.
wet unit weight
Engineering; Civil engineering
The unit weight of solids plus water per unit volume, irrespective of the degree of saturation.
acid
Engineering; Civil engineering
A substance that has a pH value between 0 and 7. ACID - Anderson-Cottonwood Irrigation District.
andesite
Engineering; Civil engineering
Fine-grained, medium gray volcanic rock of intermediate composition between rhyolite and basalt.
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