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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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monocline
Engineering; Civil engineering
Bend or steplike fold in rock layers where all strata are inclined in the same direction.
pipe trench
Engineering; Civil engineering
A temporary excavation in which pipe is placed and eventually covered with soil material.
pore spaces
Engineering; Civil engineering
The open areas, or spaces, in soil, sediments, and rocks that are filled by air or water.
river trash wall
Engineering; Civil engineering
Walls constructed to deflect heavy floating debris away from the upper ends of a fishway.
seismic
Engineering; Civil engineering
Of or related to movement in the earth's crust caused by natural relief of rock stresses.
thermal stratification
Engineering; Civil engineering
The formation of layers of different temperatures in bodies of water. See stratification.
concrete lift
Engineering; Civil engineering
In concrete work, the vertical distance between successive horizontal construction joints.
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