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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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local authorities
Engineering; Civil engineering
The personnel authorized by election or job title to carry out the operation, planning, mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery functions of the emergency management programs at local ...
psychological value
Engineering; Civil engineering
Concept that the existence of wilderness provides a condition that could allow an individual to achieve control over stressful conditions, thus contributing to the psychological health of many ...
posted operating instructions
Engineering; Civil engineering
Operations and maintenance instructions taken from the Standing Operating Procedures (SOP) that pertain to the mechanical features in the immediate area of the dam and which are posted adjacent to ...
gate-structure dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
A barrier built across a river, comprising a series of gates which when fully open allow the flood to pass without appreciably increasing the flood level upstream of the barrage.
accretion
Engineering; Civil engineering
Process of growth whereby material is added to the outside of nonliving matter. The gradual increase in flow of a stream attributable to seepage, ground water discharge, or tributary inflow.
double curvature arch dam
Engineering; Civil engineering
An arch dam which is curved in plan and elevation, with undercutting of the heel and in most instances, a downstream overhang near the crest. An arch dam which is curved vertically as well as ...
ensign valve
Engineering; Civil engineering
Earliest type of Reclamation needle valve (named after Reclamation's chief electrical engineer), operated by water pressure from the forebay, and mounted on the upstream side of the dam.
