| piezometer |
An instrument which measures hydraulic pressures in a conduit or hydraulic pressures within the fill of an earth dam or the abutment.
Ãâó: www.hydro.mb.ca/our_facilities/build_gen_station/g...
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| Pierre |
(1925-) Prominent composer and founder of Institute de Recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique (IRCAM)
Ãâó: www.unb.ca/web/FineArts/Music/programs/Glossary.ht...
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| piezoelectric effect |
the generation of electric charge by certain materials when a force is applied, or conversely the deformation of the material when a potential is applied. Usually electrodes are deposited or attached to the material to facilitate electrical coupling
Ãâó: www.capgo.com/Resources/Sensors/SensorGlossary.htm...
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| pier |
??A vertical support or substructure unit that supports the spans of a multi-span superstructure at an intermediate location between its abutments.
Ãâó: www.wsdot.wa.gov/Projects/I82/KeysRd/BridgeGlossar...
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| piezoelectricity |
The property exhibited by some asymmetrical crystalline materials that, when subjected to strain in suitable directions, develop polarization proportional to the strain
Ãâó: www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/presrep95/p.htm
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