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  2. Datum reference - Wikipedia

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    In engineering and drafting, a datum is a reference point, surface, or axis on an object against which measurements are made. These are then referred to by one or more 'datum references' which indicate measurements that should be made with respect to the corresponding datum feature . In geometric dimensioning and tolerancing, datum reference ...

  3. Geodetic datum - Wikipedia

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    A geodetic datum or geodetic system (also: geodetic reference datum, geodetic reference system, or geodetic reference frame, or terrestrial reference frame) is a global datum reference or reference frame for unambiguously representing the position of locations on Earth by means of either geodetic coordinates (and related vertical coordinates) or geocentric coordinates. [1]

  4. Engineering law - Wikipedia

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    Engineering law is the study of how engineering ethics and legal frameworks are adopted to ensure public safety surrounding the practice of engineering.. California law defines engineering as "the professional practice of rendering service or creative work requiring education, training and experience in engineering sciences and the application of special knowledge of the mathematical, physical ...

  5. Glossary of civil engineering - Wikipedia

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    Also Abrams' water-cement ratio law. A law which states that the strength of a concrete mix is inversely related to the mass ratio of water to cement. As the water content increases, the strength of the concrete decreases. abrasion The process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away a substance or substrate. It can be intentionally imposed in a controlled process using ...

  6. Duke University School of Law - Wikipedia

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    The School offers joint-degree programs with the Duke University Graduate School, the Duke Divinity School, Fuqua School of Business, the Medical School, the Nicholas School of the Environment and Earth Sciences, the Pratt School of Engineering, and the Sanford School of Public Policy; and a JD/LLM dual degree program in International and ...

  7. Texas A&M University School of Law - Wikipedia

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    Website. law.tamu.edu. Texas A&M University School of Law is the law school of Texas A&M University located in downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Established in 1989 as the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, it was formerly the law school of Texas Wesleyan University until it was acquired by Texas A&M University on August 12, 2013.

  8. Environmental engineering law - Wikipedia

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    Environmental engineering law is the professional application of law and engineering principles to improve the environment (air, water, and/or land resources), to provide healthy water, air, and land for human habitation and for other organisms, and to remediate polluted sites.

  9. University of Virginia School of Law - Wikipedia

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    The University of Virginia School of Law (Virginia Law) is the law school of the University of Virginia, a public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia.. Founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1819 as part of his "academical village", and now a UNESCO World Heritage site, each class in the three-year J.D. programme contains approximately 300 students.