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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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frost heave
Engineering; Civil engineering
The raising of a surface due to the accumulation of ice in the underlying soil or rock.
intrados
Engineering; Civil engineering
The curved downstream surface of horizontal arch elements of an arch dam. See extrados.
ion
Engineering; Civil engineering
An electrically charged atom or molecule that has lost or gained one or more electrons.
medium-size water system
Engineering; Civil engineering
A water system that serves greater than 3,300 and less than or equal to 50,000 persons.
plunge pool
Engineering; Civil engineering
A natural or artifically created pool that dissipates the energy of free-falling water.
polyvinyl chloride (PVC)
Engineering; Civil engineering
A type of plastic used to make pipe and fittings for water distribution and irrigation.
sample error
Engineering; Civil engineering
Random variation reflecting the inherent variability within a population being counted.
