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The area drained by a river or river system or portion thereof. The watershed for a dam is the drainage area upstream of the dam.
Industry:Energy
Normally, acceleration response spectra are used to determine the predominant period(s) of the earthquake ground motion.
Industry:Energy
A gate on the crest of a spillway to control the discharge or reservoir water level.
Industry:Energy
The flood that may be expected from the most severe combination of critical meteorologic and hydrologic conditions that are reasonably possible in the drainage basin under study.
Industry:Energy
A numerical index describing the effects of an earthquake on man, manmade structures, or other features of the earth's surface.
Industry:Energy
The minimum amount of damping that prevents free oscillatory vibration.
Industry:Energy
A layer of pervious material placed to facilitate drainage of the foundation and/or embankment.
Industry:Energy
A fixed or traveling bent-supported crane for handling heavy equipment.
Industry:Energy
