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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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diversion inlet
Engineering; Civil engineering
A conduit or tunnel upstream from an intake structure. Diversion inlet may be integral with the outlet works or be part of a separate conveyance structure that will only be used during construction.
combined cycle plant
Engineering; Civil engineering
A plant which achieves higher efficiency by employing two cycles in tandem. For example, heat rejected from a gas-fired turbine is used to generate steam to operate a steam turbine.
aerial ropeway
Engineering; Civil engineering
A gondola-lift like conveyor system with a line of structural steel towers supporting wire ropes which serve as tracks so containers can be suspended from it to transport goods. This type of ropeway ...
aerial surveying
Engineering; Civil engineering
Methods by which information about the earth's surface may be obtained by photographing it from above, as from an airplane, balloon, satellite, etc. Generally aerial photographs are used to provide ...
afterbay
Engineering; Civil engineering
The body of water that is immediately downstream from a powerplant or pumping station such as a reservoir or pool that regulates fluctuating discharges from a hydroelectric power plant or a pumping ...
Bailey bridge
Engineering; Civil engineering
A military bridge of welded lattice construction developed by Sir Donald Bailey in 1942. Each panel is connected to the neighboring panels at the four corners by steel pins. The panels can also be ...
drainage blanket
Engineering; Civil engineering
A layer of pervious material, usually gravel and crushed stones, placed directly over the foundation material to facilitate drainage of the foundation and/or embankment.
