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METAL CULVERT [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Road Construction
DEF

A closed conduit for the free passage of surface drainage water under a highway, railroad, canal, or other embankment.

CONT

Culvert tile shall be corrugated metal pipe or equivalent and be a minimum size of twelve inches unless a storm sewer already exists along the street which is designed for ten year flooding, thereby allowing an eight inch culvert tile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

Conduit destiné à assurer le libre passage de l'eau de ruissellement sous une route, un chemin de fer, un canal, etc.

CONT

Les buses permettent le passage sous les allées, des eaux circulant normalement en fossé ouvert. En principe, une buse ne doit pas avoir un diamètre inférieur à 10 cm.

OBS

buse : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Construcción de carreteras
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Record 2 1991-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

A wall of stone, metal, concrete, or wood at the end of a culvert or drain to serve one or all of the following purposes : protect fill from scour or undermining, increase hydraulic efficiency of conduit, divert direction of flow, retard disjointing of short sectional pipe, and serve as a retaining wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
DEF

Mur en maçonnerie ou en béton, construit à l'extrémité d'amont d'une prise d'eau, parallèlement au canal d'alimentation, et contenant l'embouchure.

Spanish

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