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Technical Manual: Conduits through Embankment Dams (FEMA 484)

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GlossaryLeakage (<strong>FEMA</strong>, 2004): Uncontrolled loss of water by flow <strong>through</strong> a hole orcrack.Linear coefficient of thermal expansion: The change in length with temperaturefor a solid material relative to its original length.Lining: A material applied to the inside surface of a conduit to provide a protectivecovering.Lubricant (ASTM F 412, 2001): A material used to reduce friction between twomating surfaces that are being joined by sliding contact.Maintenance: All routine and extraordinary work necessary to keep the facility ingood repair and reliable working order to fulfill the intended designed projectpurposes. This includes maintaining structures and equipment in the intendedoperating condition, and performing necessary equipment and minor structurerepairs.Man-entry: A conduit size large enough for personnel to access and perform therequired actions.Mastic: A permanently flexible waterproofing material used for sealing watervulnerablejoints.Maximum water surface: The highest acceptable water surface elevationconsidering all factors affecting the dam.Mechanical caliper: An instrument used for measuring the distance between twopoints.Mechanical joint: See Joint, mechanical.Method compaction: See Compaction, method.Microtunneling: A trenchless construction method that uses a tunnel boringmachine normally controlled from the surface. The method simultaneously installspipe as the spoil is excavated and removed.Modulus of soil reaction (E'): An empirical value used to express the stiffness ofthe embedment soil in predicting flexible pipe deflection.Moisture content: The water content in a soil.407

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