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Hydraulic engineering

Scope note

Branch of civil engineering dealing with the design and production of systems, equipment, and structures that either control, transport, or generate power from water or other fluids or that derive some or all of their power from the flow of water, such as hydraulic machinery, sewage disposal plants, waterworks, dams, pipelines, and hydroelectric power plants.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300054489

Broader Terms used

civil engineering

Term used for

engineering, hydraulic

Created

13yrs ago

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