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A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates, levees and dikes are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions.
Irrigation has the following main classes: Flow Irrigation: Flow irrigation is that type of irrigation in which the supply of irrigation water available is at such a level that it is conveyed onto the land by gravity flow. Flow irrigation may be further divided into perennial irrigation system and inundation or flood irrigation system. In […]
Apart from increase in the production of food, there are many indirect benefits or advantages of irrigations such as:
Irrigation is defined as the process of artificial supply of water to soil for raising crops. It is a science of planning and designing an efficient, low-cost, economic irrigation system tailored to fit natural conditions. It is the engineering of controlling and harnessing the various natural sources of water, by constructing dams and reservoirs, canals […]
Municipal engineering is concerned with municipal infrastructure. This involves specifying, designing, constructing and maintaining streets, sidewalks, water supply networks, sewers, street lighting, municipal solid waste management and disposal, storage depots for various bulk materials used for maintenance and public works, such as salt and sand, public parks and bicycle paths. In the case of underground […]
Traffic engineering is a branch of civil engineering that uses engineering techniques to achieve the safe and efficient movement of people and goods. It focusses mainly on research and construction of the immobile infrastructure necessary for this movement, such as roads, railway tracks, bridges, traffic signs and traffic lights. Increasingly, however, instead of building additional […]
Airport engineers design and construct airports. Airport engineers must account for the impacts and demands of aircrafts in their design of airport facilities. One such example is the analysis of predominant wind direction to determine runway orientation.
Port and harbour engineers handle the design, construction and operation of ports, harbours, canals and other maritime facilities. This is not to be confused with marine engineering.
Railway engineers handle the design, construction and operation of railroads and mass transit systems that use a fixed guideway (such as light rail or even monorails). Typical tasks would include determining horizontal and vertical alignment design, station location and design and construction cost estimation. Railroad engineers can also move into the specialized field of train […]
Highway engineering handles the planning, design, construction and operation of highways, roads and other vehicular facilities as well as their related bicycle and pedestrian realms. It estimates the transportation needs of the public and then secures the funding for the project and analyzes locations of high traffic volumes and high collisions for safety and capacity. […]