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HOISTING SPEED [2 records]

Record 1 2000-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dredging
CONT

6 metres per second, that bucket hoisting speed be as slow as possible when working in fine, noncohesive material and that no attempts be made to level the dredged surface by dragging the bucket.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage
CONT

Ainsi, il sera particulièrement important de régler la vitesse de descente de la benne à moins de 0,6 m/s, de minimaliser la vitesse de remontée du godet ou de la pelle lorsque des matériaux fins et non cohésifs sont dragués et de renoncer à la pratique d'aplanir la surface excavée en traînant la benne.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dredging
CONT

Properties of sediment removed(fine, noncohesive material in particular), speed of hoisting and of breaking the water surface, and water conditions can also affect loss of material.

Key term(s)
  • water surface breaking

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dragage
CONT

La nature des sédiments (surtout ceux à granulométrie fine et de texture non cohésive), la vitesse de remontée de la benne vers la surface et à sa sortie de l'eau et l'état de celle-ci influencent aussi la perte de matériaux.

Spanish

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