Civil Engineering, WAT-ḥUP
Civil engineering, the profession of designing and executing structural works that serve the general public. The term was first used in the 18th century to distinguish the newly recognized profession from military engineering, until then preeminent.
Civil Engineering Encyclopedia Articles By Title
wastewater treatment, the removal of impurities from wastewater, or sewage, before it reaches aquifers or natural......
water fluoridation, addition of fluoride compounds to water (see fluorine) at one part per million to reduce dental......
All there is to know about one of the most effective public health programs of the last century. Companion, fluoridation,......
water infrastructure in India, infrastructure for the holistic management of the water resources of India. The......
water purification, process by which undesired chemical compounds, organic and inorganic materials, and biological......
water softener, device for removing calcium and magnesium from water; water so treated will not form insoluble......
water softening, the process of removing the dissolved calcium and magnesium salts that cause hardness in water.......
water supply system, infrastructure for the collection, transmission, treatment, storage, and distribution of water......
Watling Street, Roman road in England that ran from Dover west-northwest to London and thence northwest via St.......
wattle and daub, in building construction, method of constructing walls in which vertical wooden stakes (wattles)......
Ernst Weber was an Austrian-born American engineer who was a pioneer in the development of microwave communications......
Wei Mengbian was a Chinese mechanical engineer. He devised numerous wheeled vehicles, including a type of odometer......
weir, any control or barrier placed in an open channel to permit measurement of water discharge. The latter may......
Welland Canal, waterway in southern Ontario, Canada, that provides navigation for large vessels between Lake Erie......
Carl Auer, Freiherr von Welsbach was an Austrian chemist and engineer who invented the gas mantle, thus allowing......
In ancient Egypt, pyramids were the most characteristic tomb for kings of the Old Kingdom. The mummies of such......
George Westinghouse was an American inventor and industrialist who was chiefly responsible for the adoption of......
According to Napoleonic legend, the future emperor of France emerged from Egypt’s Great Pyramid pale and shaken,......
Twice a year thousands of visitors crowd into the ancient Maya city of Chichén Itzá, located in Mexico’s Yucatán......
William Wheelwright was a U.S. businessman and promoter, responsible for opening the first steamship line between......
The Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco is named after the strait that it spans, called Golden Gate. The name was......
Squire Whipple was a U.S. civil engineer, inventor, and theoretician who provided the first scientifically based......
white rooftop, white- or light-coloured rooftop that minimizes the amount of heat from solar radiation that is......
Whitehall, street and locality in the City of Westminster, London. The street runs between Charing Cross and the......
Robert Whitehead was a British engineer who invented the modern torpedo. In 1856, after serving an apprenticeship......
Sir Frank Whittle was an English aviation engineer and pilot who invented the jet engine. The son of a mechanic,......
Dalmatians are associated with firefighters because their temperament made them friendly companions for the horses......
When you think of a long stretch of road, you probably imagine a black thoroughfare fading into the distance. Asphalt......
Jews place stones on graves of the dead as a sign of respect and remembrance for the people buried below. In Judaism......
wick, thread, strip, or bundle of fibres that, by capillary action, draws up the oil of a lamp or the melted wax......
wickiup, indigenous North American dwelling characteristic of many Northeast Indian peoples and in more limited......
Sir William Willcocks was a British civil engineer who proposed and designed the first Aswān (Assuan) Dam and executed......
Willis Tower, skyscraper in Chicago, located at 233 South Wacker Drive, that was the world’s tallest building until......
window, opening in the wall of a building for the admission of light and air; windows are often arranged also for......
Tower of the Winds, building in Athens erected about 100–50 bc by Andronicus of Cyrrhus for measuring time. Still......
Sergey Yulyevich, Count Witte was a Russian minister of finance (1892–1903) and the first constitutional prime......
Arthur Woolf was a British engineer who pioneered in the development of the compound steam engine. Woolf began......
World Trade Center, complex of several buildings around a central plaza in New York City that in 2001 was the site......
Dams are among the most massive human structures ever built, with many of the largest examples constructed using......
Benjamin Wright was an American engineer who directed the construction of the Erie Canal. Because he trained so......
John Wyatt was an English mechanic who contributed to the development of power spinning. Wyatt began his career......
Xin’an River Reservoir, large artificial lake near the town of Xin’anjiang, northwestern Zhejiang province, southeastern......
youth hostel, supervised shelter providing inexpensive overnight lodging, particularly for young people. Hostels......
yurt, tentlike Central Asian nomad’s dwelling, erected on wooden poles and covered with skin, felt, or handwoven......
zero-energy building (ZEB), any building or construction characterized by zero net energy consumption and zero......
ziggurat, pyramidal stepped temple tower that is an architectural and religious structure characteristic of the......
ZIP Code, system of zone coding (postal coding) introduced by the U.S. Post Office Department (now the U.S. Postal......
Zu Chongzhi was a Chinese astronomer, mathematician, and engineer who created the Daming calendar and found several......
Zwinger, historical landmark complex in Dresden, Germany, that houses parts of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden......
zāwiyah, generally, in the Muslim world, a monastic complex, usually the centre or a settlement of a Sufi (mystical)......
École Polytechnique, (French: “Polytechnic School”), engineering school located originally in Paris but, since......
Emil von Škoda was a German engineer and industrialist who founded one of Europe’s greatest industrial complexes,......
ḥaram, in Islam, a sacred place or territory. The principal ḥarams are in Mecca, Medina, Jerusalem, and, for the......
ḥuppa, in a Jewish wedding, the portable canopy beneath which the couple stands while the ceremony is performed.......
