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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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salinity
Engineering; Civil engineering
Saltiness. The relative concentration of dissolved salts, usually sodium chloride, in a given water supply. A measure of the concentration of dissolved mineral substances in water.
soil conservation
Engineering; Civil engineering
Protection of soil against physical loss by erosion and chemical deterioration by the application of management and land-use methods that safeguard the soil against all natural and human-induced ...
detonating cord
Engineering; Civil engineering
Round, flexible textile, or plastic cord with a center core of high explosive. A common use is to tie in shots using nonelectric delays (MS connectors) when the use of electric caps would be ...
total dynamic head (TDH)
Engineering; Civil engineering
When a pump is lifting or pumping water, the vertical distance from the elevation of the energy grade line on the suction side of the pump to the elevation of the energy grade line on the discharge ...
designated floodway
Engineering; Civil engineering
The channel of a water course and those portions of the adjoining flood plain required to provide for the passage of a selected flood with a small increase in flood stage above that of natural ...
overdraft
Engineering; Civil engineering
The pumping of water from a ground water basin or aquifer in excess of the supply flowing into the basin. This pumping results in a depletion or "mining" of the ground water in the basin.
probable maximum precipitation (PMP)
Engineering; Civil engineering
Theoretically, the greatest depth of precipitation for a given duration that is physically possible over a given size storm area at a particular geographic location at a certain time of the year.
