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41Palace of Soviets — The Palace of Soviets ( ru. Дворец Советов, Dvorets Sovetov ) was a project to construct an administrative center and a congress hall in Moscow, Russia, near the Kremlin, on the site of the demolished Cathedral of Christ the Saviour. The… …
42helictite — 1. Generally small variety of stalactitic calcite growth that is twisted and contorted with no apparent regard for gravity. Helictites form on cave walls, ceilings, and on stalactites. The growth develops as seepage water loses carbon dioxide… …
43Sipage — Seepage Seep age, or Sipage Sip age, n. Water that seeped or oozed through a porous soil. [Scot. & U. S.] [1913 Webster] …
44Cold seep — Marine habitats Tube worms are among the dominant species in one of four cold seep community types in the Gulf of Mexico. Littoral zone …
45Soil mechanics — is a discipline that applies principles of engineering mechanics, e.g. kinematics, dynamics, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of material, to predict the mechanical behavior of soils. Together with Rock mechanics, it is the basis for solving many… …
46Wolf Creek Dam — Infobox Dam dam name=Wolf Creek Dam caption= official name= crosses=Cumberland River reservoir=Lake Cumberland locale=Russell County, Kentucky maint=USACE length=5,736 feet (1,748 m) height=258 feet (78.6 m) width= began= open= closed= reservoir… …
47environmental works — ▪ civil engineering Introduction infrastructure that provides cities and towns with water supply, waste disposal, and pollution control services. They include extensive networks of reservoirs, pipelines, treatment systems, pumping stations …
48irrigation and drainage — ▪ agriculture Introduction artificial application of water to land and artificial removal of excess water from land, respectively. Some land requires irrigation or drainage before it is possible to use it for any agricultural production; other… …
49Endorheic basin — NASA photo of the endorheic Tarim Basin Endorheic basin showing waterflo …
50Qanat — A qanat (from ar. قناة) or kareez (from fa. كاريز) is a water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water to human settlements or for irrigation in hot, arid and semi arid climates. The technology is known to have developed in… …
