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CORE WALL [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Dams and Causeways
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A wall of masonry, sheet piling, or puddled clay, built inside a dam or embankment and usually along the axis, to provide resistance to seepage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Barrages et chaussées
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Dans un barrage en terre ou en enrochements, écran imperméable, généralement fait de béton ou de palplanches et disposé longitudinalement pour réduire les infiltrations.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Presas y calzadas elevadas
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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