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permeable dike [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
  • Dredging
CONT

Excess water is discharged outside the CDF [confined disposal facility] through permeable dikes surrounding it, either over adjustable weirs or through filter cells.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
  • Dragage
CONT

Le surplus d'eau est évacué à l'extérieur du CDF [site de mise en dépôt contrôlé] soit à travers les digues perméables qui le ceinturent, soit par le biais de seuils ou de déversoirs ou encore par l'intermédiaire de cellules filtrantes.

Spanish

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