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"Caissons" means box. Such box can be prefabricated on shore and then floated to the desired site, and is allowed to seat on prepared base.
Well foundation is deep one which generally provided for construction of bridges.World famous "Taj mahal" stands on well foundation.
A draft tube is a pipe of gradually increasing diameter which connects the exit of runner of a turbine to the tail race.
In Tidal Power plants, tidal energy gets generated. It is renewable source of hydro energy which is available due to rise and fall of tides.
Cross Drainage work is constructed for crossing canal water safely over or under the drainage water.It should be avoided if possible.
Rivers are part of the surface water which flows from their source region to their mouth. The importance of river depend on length, width etc.
Weir is a crest wall constructed across a river to divert raise water of river into canal. Crest wall across a river raises the water.
Spillway is the passage provided for disposal of surplus flood water on the downstream side without affecting stability of water.
An estimate is defined as the process of calculating the probable quantities and costs of various items required in connection with work.
Shrinkage is the decrease in volume of concrete in the absence of load with time. In the plastic stage concrete shrinks in volume due to absorption of water or loss of water.
Admixture are the materials used in the cement to modify one or more of its properties in the plastic or hardened state of concrete.
Workability of concrete is defined as that property of fresh concrete which determines the ease and homogeneity and finished.
Piers are single unit supports carrying heavy loads and transferring them to deep-seated layers of soil or rock.They are of three types.
Valuation is the process of estimating the cost of property based on its present conditions.
Infiltration is the process that can be defined as it is an entry and movement of water through the land surface into the substrate.
Weir is a crest wall constructed across a river to divert raise water of river into canal. Crest wall across a river raises the water.
Mineralogy is the study of minerals. It deals with understanding their origin, physicochemical properties, magnetic and optical properties.