bagasse
A by-product of sugar cane after the juice has been extracted; used as a fuel and also as the principal […]
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balanced load
1. A load connected to an electric circuit (as a three-wire system) so that the currents taken from each side
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balanced ladder
A ladder held in a vertical position by guides with a weight attached equal to the weight of the ladder.
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balanced failure condition
The condition that exists when there is the simultaneous occurrence of a primary compression failure and a primary tension failure.
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balanced earthwork
Cut and fill work in which the amount of fill equals the amount of material excavated.
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balanced construction
A plywood or sandwich- panel construction which has an odd number of plies laminated together so that the construction is
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balanced circuit
A three-wire electric circuit in which the load is the same on each side of the neutral wire.
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balance beam, balance bar
A long beam, attached to a gate (or drawbridge, etc.) so as to counterbalance the weight of the gate during