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1Bearing capacity — In geotechnical engineering, bearing capacity is the capacity of soil to support the loads applied to the ground. The bearing capacity of soil is the maximum average contact pressure between the foundation and the soil which should not produce… …
2boxing — boxing1 /bok sing/, n. 1. the material used to make boxes or casings. 2. a boxlike enclosure; casing. 3. an act or instance of putting into or furnishing with a box. [1510 20; BOX1 + ING1] boxing2 /bok sing/, n. the act, technique, or profession… …
3Punch press — A punch press is a type of machine press used to cut holes in material. It can be small and manually operated and hold one simple die set, or be very large, CNC operated, with a multi station turret and hold a much larger and complex die set.… …
4animal behaviour — Introduction any activity of an intact organism. A living animal behaves constantly in order to survive, and all animals must solve the same basic problems. They must, for instance, periodically replace their energy source (consume… …
52004 Palm Island death in custody — The 2004 Palm Island death in custody incident relates to the death of Palm Island, Queensland resident, Mulrunji on Friday, 19 November 2004 in a police cell. The death of Mulrunji led to civic disturbances on the island and a legal, political… …
6Voided biaxial slab — Voided biaxial slabs are reinforced concrete slabs in which voids reduce the amount of concrete.While concrete have been used for thousands of years, the use of reinforced concrete is a relative recent invention, usually attributed to Joseph… …
7Computer data storage — 1 GB of SDRAM mounted in a personal computer. An example of primary storage …
8Armoured flight deck — An armoured flight deck is an aircraft carrier flight deck that incorporates substantial armour in its design. Comparison is often made between some of designs of the Royal Navy (RN) and the United States Navy (USN). The two navies followed… …
9Beverage can — pop top redirects here. For the software company, see PopTop Software. pop cap redirects here. For the software company, see PopCap Games. The stay tab opening mechanism characteristic of most post 1980s drinking cans A beverage can is a tin can… …
10computer — computerlike, adj. /keuhm pyooh teuhr/, n. 1. Also called processor. an electronic device designed to accept data, perform prescribed mathematical and logical operations at high speed, and display the results of these operations. Cf. analog… …
