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The Luggie Water flows round the southern perimeter of Condorrat where older maps [7] seem to show it was joined by the Moss Water. This is probably the meaning of the phrase. [8] (In 1993 Broadwood Loch, a balancing lake, was created by damming the Moss Water and using a plastic waterproof membrane, and a 6 m wall to hold back the water. [9]
Schematic cross section of a pressurized caisson. In geotechnical engineering, a caisson (/ ˈ k eɪ s ən,-s ɒ n /; borrowed from French caisson 'box', from Italian cassone 'large box', an augmentative of cassa) is a watertight retaining structure [1] used, for example, to work on the foundations of a bridge pier, for the construction of a concrete dam, [2] or for the repair of ships.
Bathymetric surveys of some bodies of water have required different procedures, particularly for sinkholes, caverns and caves where a significant portion of the bottom walls, and in some cases ceilings, are not visible to the sounding equipment from the surface, and it has been necessary to use remotely operated underwater vehicles or divers to ...
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Underwater photography is the process of taking photographs while under water. It is usually done while scuba diving , but can be done while diving on surface supply , snorkeling , swimming , from a submersible or remotely operated underwater vehicle , or from automated cameras lowered from the surface.
Moreover, DuPont was only required to clean up drinking water in communities where C8 levels exceeded the EPA’s safety limit of 0.4 parts per billion. (A recent study concluded that even this figure may be more than 100 times too high.) The water in Parkersburg, where most of the plaintiffs lived, initially fell just below that threshold.
Intermediate – A post in an exterior wall not at a corner. Chimney – An intermediate post receiving its name from being near a chimney. Interior – A general term for posts not in an exterior wall. Arcade – A post located between an aisle and nave. [10] Aisle – same as arcade post. [11] Corner – Any post at the corner of a building.
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