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The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency with a mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. It is also a major U.S. Army organization employing some 38,000 ...
A line, wire, or cord used in sounding, which is weighted at one end with a plummet (sounding lead). Also lead line.
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Forces generated from within the earth that result in uplift, movement, or deformation of part of the earth’s crust.
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Structure built in rivers or estuaries, basically to separate water at both sides and/or to retain water at one side.
Industry:Engineering
In wave forecasting, the length of time the wind blows in nearly the same direction over the fetch (generating area).
Industry:Engineering
Intermediate layer, preventing fine materials of an underlayer from being washed through the voids of an upper layer.
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Any protected water area affording a place of safety for vessels. See also port. A harbor may be natural or man-made.
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A wave-cut platform, with or without a covering of beach materials, which is now raised above the present sea- level.
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Placement or use of dredged material for some productive purpose. Examples: beach fill or nearshore berm construction.
Industry:Engineering
Percentage of the total volume of a soil sample not occupied by solid particles but by air and water, η = Vv/VT × 100.
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Rubble mound of single-sized stones with a crest at or below sea level which is allowed to be (re)shaped by the waves.
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