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(civil engineering) The maximum angle with the horizontal at which a sloped bank of soil of a given height will remain undeformed without some form of support.
(hydrology) The channel slope or grade that is equal to the loss of head per foot resulting from flow at a depth which will provide uniform flow at critical depth.
The maximum angle with the horizontal at which a sloped bank of soil of given height will stand unsupported.
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