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A Dictionary of Environmental and Civil Engineering - Couverture rigide

Webster, L. F.

 
9781850700753: A Dictionary of Environmental and Civil Engineering
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 1850700753 ISBN 13 : 9781850700753
Editeur : Taylor & Francis Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

This is a unique environmental science and engineering dictionary of some 15,000 terms and concise definitions collected by the authors from practicing professionals, books and journals. Entries have been supplied by the US Department of Agriculture, the Solid Waste Association of America, the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, and others. The work reflects author Webster's special expertise in key areas of environmental study, including water and pollution control, municipal utilities and forestry.

Examples:

GRABEN Downthrown block between two normal faults.

NEPHELOMETER Instrument used to compare the turbidity of solutions by passing a beam of light through a transparent tube and measuring the ratio of the intensity of the scattered light to that of the incident light.

SUPERNATANT Liquid standing above a sediment or precipitate. TREMIE Pipe or tube through which concrete is deposited under water, having at its upper end a hopper for filling and a bail for moving the assemblage.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a unique environmental science and engineering dictionary of some 15,000 terms and concise definitions collected by the authors from practicing professionals, books and journals. Entries have been supplied by the US Department of Agriculture, the Solid Waste Association of America, the Council of Forest Industries of British Columbia, and others. The work reflects author Webster's special expertise in key areas of environmental study, including water and pollution control, municipal utilities and forestry.

Examples:

GRABEN Downthrown block between two normal faults.

NEPHELOMETER Instrument used to compare the turbidity of solutions by passing a beam of light through a transparent tube and measuring the ratio of the intensity of the scattered light to that of the incident light.

SUPERNATANT Liquid standing above a sediment or precipitate. TREMIE Pipe or tube through which concrete is deposited under water, having at its upper end a hopper for filling and a bail for moving the assemblage.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1850700753
ISBN 13 
9781850700753
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
538
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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