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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.
The load carrying capacity of river ganga is reduced so the load is deposited on the bed of the river to make it shallow.
Disaster management is natural or manmade hazard which results in events causing damage on large scale destruction of human life .
Precipitation: The water in the form of a pond or lake or the groundwater is derived from the precipitation.
Aggregates are the major ingredient of concrete which occupy 70 to 80 % of the volume of concrete. It increases the density of the concrete mix.
Arbitration is the settlement of a dispute by the decision not of a regular but chosen by the parties themselves who are called arbitrators.
Green buildings have a smarter lighting system that automatically switches off when no one is present inside the room.
ERP Software: Organizations need to respond to changing customer needs and grab market opportunities as and when they arise.
Underground power stations are in danger of falling rocks and snow avalanches. It is a valley from the site for a hydro power plant.
Aluminium is the product which does not exist in free state in nature, but it exist in the form of aluminium silicates and alumina.
Piers are single unit supports carrying heavy loads and transferring them to deep-seated layers of soil or rock.They are of three types.
Tacheometry is to enable horizontal and vertical distance to be computed from reading upon a stadia rod and thus eliminate chaining operation.
Piezometer is a instrument which measures the pore water pressure in a soil medium. It can be installed within structure of dam.
On the basis of purpose of construction of reservoir, it is classified into three types: Storage, Flood control and Distribution reservoir.
Arch dam is seen curved in plan with its convexity to the upstream side. It transfers the pressure towards the abutments by arch action.
Shoring is a temporary structure to support temporarily an unsafe structure. Shoring is provided to a structure under following circumstances.