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  2. Bridge scour - Wikipedia

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    A diagram showing how scour holes are formed. Bridge scour is the removal of sediment such as sand and gravel from around bridge abutments or piers. Hydrodynamic scour, caused by fast flowing water, can carve out scour holes, compromising the integrity of a structure.

  3. List of government-owned companies - Wikipedia

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    This is a non-exhaustive world-wide list of government-owned companies. The paragraph that follows was paraphrased from a 1996 GAO report which investigated only the 20th-century American experience. The GAO report did not consider the potential use in the international forum of SOEs as extensions of a nation's foreign policy utensils.

  4. List of bridge failures - Wikipedia

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    Road bridge Bridge scour caused by jack posts installed 4 days earlier caused instability and led to the partial collapse of the northern arch 0 dead, 0 injured (the bridge was closed to traffic at the time) Partial collapse (northern arch) Fully demolished in July 2020 and rebuilt. [146] Rebuilt bridge opened to traffic in October 2021. [147]

  5. Top 100 Contractors of the U.S. federal government - Wikipedia

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    With $48.666 billion in business with the U.S. federal government, Lockheed Martin, based in Bethesda, Maryland, is the largest U.S. federal government contractor. The Top 100 Contractors Report (TCR 100) is a list developed annually by the General Services Administration as part of its tracking of U.S. federal government procurement.

  6. State-owned enterprises of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The United States federal government chartered and owned corporations operate to provide public services. Unlike government agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, or independent commissions, such as the Federal Communications Commission, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and others, they have a separate legal personality from the federal government.

  7. Hydrodynamic scour - Wikipedia

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    Hydrodynamic scour is the removal of sediment such as silt, sand and gravel from around the base of obstructions to the flow in the sea, rivers and canals. Scour, caused by fast flowing water, can carve out scour holes, compromising the integrity of a structure.

  8. Maryland sues cargo ship owner, operator over Baltimore ... - AOL

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    (Reuters) -The state of Maryland on Tuesday filed civil claims against the owner and operator of the cargo ship that struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people and paralyzing ...

  9. List of public sector undertakings in India - Wikipedia

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    Central public sector enterprises (CPSEs) are those companies in which the direct holding of the Central Government or other CPSEs is 51% or more. As on 31.3.2015 there were 298 CPSEs wherein, 63 enterprises are yet to commence commercial operation.