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  2. Puddling (civil engineering) - Wikipedia

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    Puddle has to be kept wet in order to remain waterproof so it is important for canals to be kept filled with water. The clay is laid down with a tool called a 'punner', or 'pun', a large rectangular block on a handle about 5 feet (1.5 m) long, or trodden down, or compacted by some other means (e.g. by an excavator using the convex outside of ...

  3. Diver Dan - Wikipedia

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    The Nickelodeon animated children's show SpongeBob SquarePants seems to have been somewhat influenced by Diver Dan, either in directly parodying or by paying homage to it. In the SpongeBob SquarePants episode, "One Krabs Trash", Mr. Krabs goes to a graveyard to retrieve a "soda-drink-hat", and there is a gravestone that reads "Diver Dan".

  4. Embankment dam - Wikipedia

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    Embankment dams come in two types: the earth-filled dam (also called an earthen dam or terrain dam) made of compacted earth, and the rock-filled dam. A cross-section of an embankment dam shows a shape like a bank, or hill. Most have a central section or core composed of an impermeable material to stop water from seeping through the dam.

  5. The 20 Best TV Shows for 9-12 Year Olds (Because Your Tween ...

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    The 10 Best Educational Shows for Kids That You Can Feel Good About Turning On. 1. The Baby-Sitter’s Club. Rating: TV-G. Where to Stream: Netflix. ... Where to Stream: Prime Video.

  6. Drone Footage Shows Efforts to Stabilize Whaley Bridge Dam - AOL

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    Police in Derbyshire, England, released footage on August 5, showing progress on the operation to make safe the damaged dam of the Toddbrook Reservoir at Whaley Bridge, Derbyshire.The footage was ...

  7. Video: See gorgeous views of Oroville and Folsom dams ...

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    The Oroville dam footage shows the spillway flowing at 15,000 cubic feet per second.

  8. Waterproofing - Wikipedia

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    Waterproofing conducted on the exterior of a freeway tunnel. Waterproofing is the process of making an object, person or structure waterproof or water-resistant so that it remains relatively unaffected by water or resisting the ingress of water under specified conditions.

  9. Megastructures (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    It is the culmination of the efforts, accomplishments, and co-operation of two countries, Brazil and Paraguay. This episode examines the efforts undertaken and the sacrifices made to construct the dam, including how the largest diversion channel was constructed to divert water from the world's 7th largest river away from the main construction site.