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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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black water
Engineering; Civil engineering
Liquid and solid human body waste and the carriage water generated through toilet usage.
capillary movement
Engineering; Civil engineering
Movement of underground water in response to capillary attraction. See capillary action.
effective diameter
Engineering; Civil engineering
Particle diameter corresponding to 10 percent finer on the accumulative gradation curve.
flow failure
Engineering; Civil engineering
Failure in which a soil mass moves over relatively long distances in a fluidlike manner.
foot
Engineering; Civil engineering
Twelve inches. One of a number of projections on a cylindrical drum of a tamping roller.
gantry
Engineering; Civil engineering
An overhead structure that supports machines or operating parts, such as a gantry crane.
inlet channel
Engineering; Civil engineering
Concrete lined portion of spillway between approach channel and gate or crest structure.
