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121Manning formula — The Manning formula, known also as the Gauckler–Manning formula, or Gauckler–Manning–Strickler formula in Europe, is an empirical formula for open channel flow, or free surface flow driven by gravity. It was first presented by the French engineer …
122Regulatory capture — In economics, regulatory capture occurs when a state regulatory agency created to act in the public interest instead advances the commercial or special interests that dominate the industry or sector it is charged with regulating. Regulatory… …
123Condit Hydroelectric Project — Condit Dam Condit Hydroelectric Project was a development on the White Salmon River in the U.S. state of Washington. It was completed in 1913 to provide electrical power for local industry and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places …
124canals and inland waterways — ▪ waterway Introduction natural or artificial waterways used for navigation, crop irrigation, water supply, or drainage. Despite modern technological advances in air and ground transportation, inland waterways continue to fill a vital …
125Manitowoc Cranes — Type Public (NYSE: MTW Industry …
126Polychlorinated biphenyl — PCBs redirects here. For printed circuit boards, see printed circuit board. Labelling transformers containing PCBs …
127Water wheel — This article is about the machine for converting energy of flowing or falling water. For paddle wheels used to propel watercraft, see paddle wheel ship. For wheels used solely to lift water, see Noria. For factories or industries driven by water… …
128Industrial disasters — are mass disasters caused by industrial companies, either by accident, negligence or incompetence. *Pemberton Mill was a large factory in Lawrence, Massachusetts, which collapsed without warning on January 10, 1860. An estimated 145 workers were… …
