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WELL DRAINED SOIL [7 records]

Record 1 2012-02-23

English

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

Plastic filter cloth is suitable for use ... around vertical gravel drains and in many other applications where graded filters are normally used.

CONT

Tree planting.... Make sure the bottom of the hole is above the ground water level and is well drained by surrounding soil. If this does not occur, a gravel pad lifting the roots above water or an auger-bored gravel drain to percolating subsoil may be necessary.

French

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

Une toile filtrante de plastique peut s'employer [...] autour des drains verticaux de gravier, ainsi que dans de nombreuses autres applications où des filtres granulaires sont normalement utilisés.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-03-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Tree planting... Make sure the bottom of the hole is above the ground water level and is well drained by surrounding soil. If this does not occur, a gravel pad lifting the roots above water or an auger-bored gravel drain to percolating subsoil may be necessary.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
OBS

Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes.

OBS

plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

A mountain plant,... will need afternoon dappled shade, periodic water and well drained amended soil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Perennial springs flow year-round whereas seasonal or "wet-weather" springs dry up periodically, especially during droughts or long periods of minimal rainfall.

CONT

The soil is very deep, strongly sloping and moderately well drained. It commonly has seeps, "wet weather" springs, and is subject to slippage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

On appelle [...] «sources saisonnières», celles qui ne débitent que pendant certaines périodes de l'année [...]

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-04-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landscape Architecture
CONT

A pond is not an essential feature of the bog garden, although its presence is to be desired when you can use the overflow to feed a marsh. It is essential, that the soil of the marsh garden be kept in a moist, swampy state through out year. The site of the bog garden must, naturally, be low-lying and where the surface drainage will naturally collect. If the subsoil is of sticky clay, a mere trickle of water will keep the ground in a sufficiently moist condition. Should the subsoil be light and well drained, a certain amount of excavation will be necessary before the bog garden can be made.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture paysagère
CONT

[...] les végétaux poussent dans des conditions particulières d'humidité, il en est qui croissent dans la vase toujours submergée, d'autres dans des terrains humides; des plantes poussent à l'abri du soleil, au creux des racines ou sous les dômes de verdure, d'autres végètent en plein rayonnement du soleil. Il sera donc nécessaire, lors de l'aménagement d'un jardin de marais de tenir compte de ces différentes conditions, afin de créer des zones de cultures appropriées aux multiples types de végétation des plantes.

Spanish

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Record 6 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

A soil that is well drained, has good texture, crumbles readily and sheers freely from implements

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol

Spanish

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Record 7 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
DEF

well drained, moderately leached, clod structured, tropical soil free from calcium carbonate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
DEF

sol tropical bien drainé, moyennement lessivé, à structure motteuse et exempte de carbonate de calcium, non appauvri en silice.

Spanish

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