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DRIVEWELL [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Irrigation (Civil Engineering)
  • Agricultural Engineering
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
  • Mineral Prospecting
DEF

A well constructed by driving a casing at the lower end of which is a drive point or spear point, without the aid of any drilling, boring, or jetting device.

DEF

Pointed and perforated tube driven into the ground by a light pile-hammer. Water is extracted by pumping.

Key term(s)
  • driven tube-well
  • norton tube-well

French

Domaine(s)
  • Irrigation (Génie civil)
  • Génie agricole
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
  • Prospection minière
DEF

Puits construit en fonçant un tube dont l'extrémité inférieure se termine en pointe, sans l'aide d'un dispositif de forage à la tarière ou au trépan ou d'un dispositif à jet.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Riego (Ingeniería civil)
  • Ingeniería agrícola
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
  • Prospección minera
DEF

Pozo que se construye hincando un tubo perforado en el suelo.

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