pressure tunnel

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pressure tunnel [′presh·ər ‚tən·əl]

(civil engineering)

A waterway tunnel under pressure because the hydraulic gradient lies above the tunnel crown.

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No references found			The 270-foot high structure, which contains nine (9) levels of valved water conduits for controlling both the quantity and water temperature of the reservoir discharge, is situated at the portal of the P1 Pressure Tunnel, the construction of which was previously awarded to the Atkinson-managed venture. Atkinson-Sponsored Joint Venture Receives Third Contract Award at ... by Business Wire The contract is for construction of the P-1 Pressure Tunnel which will transport water between the inlet/outlet tower in the new reservoir and the P-1 Pumping Plant located adjacent to the San Diego Channel. Atkinson-sponsored Joint Venture Awarded Additional Contract at ... by Business Wire			pressure roll pressure seal Pressure Sensor pressure shadow Pressure Shaping pressure shift pressure solution pressure still pressure storage Pressure Suit pressure suppression pressure surface pressure survey pressure switch pressure system pressure tank pressure tap pressure tendency pressure tensor pressure thrust pressure topography pressure transducer pressure traverse pressure treater pressure tube pressure tunnel pressure ulcer pressure vector pressure vessel pressure viscosity pressure wave pressure weather stripping pressure welding pressure wire connector pressure zone pressure-altitude variation pressure-base factor pressure-change chart pressure-containing member Pressure-Die Casting pressure-drop manometer pressure-enthalpy chart pressure-fall center pressure-gradient force pressure-jump line pressure-locked grating pressure-plate anemometer pressure-reducing valve pressure-regulating valve pressure-release jointing pressure-relief damper			Pressure Tendency pressure tensor Pressure Test Record pressure thrust Pressure Time Governor Pressure Time Index Pressure Time Product per Breath Pressure to Vertical Locks pressure topography Pressure transducer Pressure transducer Pressure transducer Pressure transducer Pressure Transducer Airflow Pressure Transient Analysis Pressure Transmitter pressure traverse Pressure Treated Pressure Treated Douglas Fir Pressure treated lumber Pressure treated wood pressure treater pressure trigger pressure trigger pressure trigger pressure trigger pressure tube Pressure Tube Brittle Fracture Committee Pressure Tube Rupture Event Pressure Tube-To-SpoolPiece pressure tunnel Pressure ulcer Pressure ulcer Pressure ulcer Pressure ulcer Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel pressure ulcer care pressure ulcer care pressure ulcer care pressure ulcer care pressure ulcer care 1 pressure ulcer care 2 Pressure Ulcer Point Prevalence Survey pressure ulcer prevention pressure ulcer prevention pressure ulcer prevention Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing pressure unit Pressure Utilized Compartmented Cavity System Pressure vacuum breaker Pressure vacuum breaker assembly Pressure Vacuum Chamber Pressure Vacuum Safety Valve Pressure Valve Pressure Variance pressure vector pressure ventilator Pressure vessel Pressure vessel Pressure Vessel Cooling Water Pressure Vessel Management System

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