displacement of embankment
1Neva River — Neva redirects here. For other uses, see Neva (disambiguation). Coordinates: 59°57′50″N 30°13′20″E / 59.96389°N 30.22222°E / 5 …
2Coastal management — This article is about coastal management aimed to prevent erosion and flooding. For broader management issues, see Integrated coastal zone management. Oosterscheldekering sea wall, the Netherlands. In some jurisdictions the terms sea defense and… …
3Balsas River — For the city in Brazil, see Balsas (Maranhão). For Ecuadorian canton, see Balsas, Ecuador. Balsas River Mezcala River Balsas River …
4Kaptai Dam — ( bn. কাপ্তাই বাঁধ) is located on the Karnaphuli River at Kaptai, 65 km upstream from Chittagong in Rangamati District, Bangladesh. It is an earthfill embankment dam with a reservoir (known as Kaptai Lake) water storage capacity of 11,000 km².… …
5Rankine Lecture — Die Rankine Lecture ist eine Ehrung für Leistungen in der Geotechnik der British Geotechnical Association und gilt in diesem Bereich als eine der höchsten Ehrungen. Sie werden seit 1961 gehalten und in der Zeitschrift Géotechnique veröffentlicht …
6Murray River — For other uses, see Murray River (disambiguation). Coordinates: 35°33′32″S 138°52′48″E / 35.55889°S 138.88°E / 35.55889; 138 …
7Vegetation and slope stability — are interrelated by the ability of the plant life growing on slopes to both promote and hinder the stability of the slope. The relationship is a complex combination of the type of soil, the rainfall regime, the plant species present, the slope… …
8technology, history of — Introduction the development over time of systematic techniques for making and doing things. The term technology, a combination of the Greek technē, “art, craft,” with logos, “word, speech,” meant in Greece a discourse on the arts, both… …
9Lead — Lead, n. 1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another. [1913 Webster] At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead, . . . I am sure I did my country important service.… …
10Lead angle — Lead Lead, n. 1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as, to take the lead; to be under the lead of another. [1913 Webster] At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead, . . . I am sure I did my country important service …
