Ecology for Engineers Flashcards
1
Q
Name 3 things civil engineers create.
A
1) A reservoir
2) A road or railway
3) A waterway
2
Q
Name 3 things civil engineers destroy.
A
1) Drain marshes
2) Greenfield
3) New kinds of structures
3
Q
Name 3 things civil engineers manipulate.
A
1) Life itself is a tool of engineers
2) microbial (environmental protection)
3) Geo technical engineering
4
Q
What are spillways?
A
Small dams can bring many benefits such as reliable water and spillways change the ecology of the river.
5
Q
What is Onchocerciasis?
A
It is spread by black flies that grow in fast flowing water like in spillways.
6
Q
What has spread Onchocerciasis?
A
Small dams
7
Q
What is the water velocity for a vertical spillway?
A
Less than 0.8m/s
8
Q
What is the water velocity for a overhung spillway?
A
more than 3m/s
