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BOX CULVERT [3 records]

Record 1 2012-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Several types of culverts are used including: open bottom/bottomless arch, pipe arch, box, and circular/cylindrical. Box type culverts are generally made from wood or concrete while other types are made from plastic, concrete or, most commonly, corrugated steel.

OBS

Can be designed to accommodate natural stream width.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

Il existe plusieurs types de ponceaux : ponceaux à arche classique; ponceaux à tuyau arqué; ponceaux à dalot; ponceaux à tuyau rond; etc. Les ponceaux à dalot sont d'ordinaire construits en bois ou en béton, tandis que les autres sont munis de tuyaux de plastique, de béton ou, plus couramment, d'acier ondulé.

OBS

S'adapte à la largeur naturelle du cours d'eau.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

A culvert of right-angles cross-section.

OBS

box culvert: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Petit ponceau pratiqué dans l'épaisseur d'un remblai pour l'écoulement des eaux.

CONT

Les ponts en pierre [...] On n'en construit plus, sauf pour les petits ouvrages : dalots et buses.

OBS

dalot: terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Limité.

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydroelectric Power Stations
  • Conductors and Resistors

French

Domaine(s)
  • Centrales hydro-électriques
  • Conducteurs et résistances
OBS

énergie hydraulique.

Spanish

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