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COUVERTURE PARTIELLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

An enclosure provided to reduce the impact of the noise and air pollution from a road or to protect the road from external effects such as snow- or rockfall (paravalanches gallery), wind, bright sunlight, etc.

OBS

partial enclosure: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Couverture mise en place pour réduire l'impact du bruit et de la pollution de l'air en provenance de la route, ou pour protéger la route d'effets externes tels que chutes de neige ou de rochers (paravalanche), du vent, de la lumière intense du soleil, etc.

OBS

couverture partielle; galerie couverte : termes et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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