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The United States Army Corps of Engineers is a federal agency with a mission to provide vital public engineering services in peace and war to strengthen the nation's security, energize the economy, and reduce risks from disasters. It is also a major U.S. Army organization employing some 38,000 ...
Concrete armor unit with four stubby legs, used on breakwaters and seawalls to dissipate wave energy.
Industry:Engineering
A plain bordering a river, formed by the deposition of material eroded from areas of higher elevation.
Industry:Engineering
General term used to encompass both coast protection against erosion and sea defense against flooding.
Industry:Engineering
The interval of time in which a tidal current is flooding, determined from the middle of slack waters.
Industry:Engineering
The time required to replace all the water in an estuary, harbor, etc., by action of current and tide.
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Beach material usually well-rounded and between about 4 mm to 64 mm diameter.
Industry:Engineering
Flow for which the Froude number is greater than unity; surface disturbances will not travel upstream.
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(1) the highest part of a wave. (2) That part of the wave above still-water level.
Industry:Engineering
Period when tide level is falling; often taken to mean the ebb current which occurs during this period.
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The amount of time by which corresponding tides grow later day by day (about 50 minutes). Also lagging.
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