2006-10-27 01:30:45 · 4 answers · asked by guehla 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
So canal's the big 'un, but how about the angled concrete bits within smaller structures?
2006-10-27 01:39:36 · update #1
Canal
2006-10-27 01:32:52 · answer #1 · answered by deadkelly_1 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you are referring to a "bulkhead", which can be made of earth, wood, stone, cement, or a combination of any of them. A bulkhead can be right at the water's edge or it can be higher up and embankment , but will always be parallel to the water (or the anticipated water flow) to give it greater strength. A bulkhead is a boundary to keep water and land separate, so that valuable land and property isn't washed away by flowing &/or rising water.
2006-10-27 01:45:39 · answer #2 · answered by littlehouseontarkingtonprairie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Levees or dikes.
2006-10-27 01:37:09 · answer #3 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i call it an aqua duct
2006-10-27 01:57:10 · answer #4 · answered by gscott43206 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋