Civil engineering

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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toe drain

Engineering; Civil engineering

A drain located in the downstream toe of an embankment and may consist of rock and/or sand and gravel. A toe drain may consist solely of porous material or it may also contain a porous or perforated ...

wall drain

Engineering; Civil engineering

A wall drain consists of a porous material, usually sand and gravel, that is placed adjacent to a structural wall to collect and facilitate drainage through weep holes in the wall. A wall drain may ...

tile drain

Engineering; Civil engineering

A tile drain consists of drain tiles or perforated pipes placed in an excavated trench. The tiles or pipes may be bedded in or backfilled with a porous material.

direct shear test

Engineering; Civil engineering

A shear test in which soil or rock under an applied normal load is stressed to failure by moving one section of the specimen container (shear box) relative to the other section.