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FLAT-BOTTOM DITCHING [1 record]

Record 1 1980-12-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Earthmoving
  • Road Construction Equipment
OBS

Follow the same initial procedure [ (as vee ditching) ] with a flat-bottom ditch, however, the first flat cut is made before the vee gets too deep.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Terrassement
  • Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
CONT

Le creusement de canal à fond plat demande d'abord l'exécution d'un fossé en V à la profondeur prévue pour le canal. Ceci fait, incliner la lame vers l'avant, placer la roue avant droite au fond du fossé en V et amener la pointe de la lame à une distance du pied de talus égale à la largeur du fond plat projeté.

Spanish

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