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PIPELINE DITCH [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-03-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Water Resources Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- diversion
1, record 1, English, diversion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[The controlling of] water in its natural course or location by means of a ditch, canal, flume, reservoir, bypass, pipeline, conduit, well, pump or other device. 2, record 1, English, - diversion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des ressources en eau
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détournement
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tournement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- dérivation 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9rivation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de recursos hídricos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- desviación
1, record 1, Spanish, desviaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Transport of Oil and Natural Gas
- Long-Distance Pipelines
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- pipeline ditch
1, record 2, English, pipeline%20ditch
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pipeline trench 2, record 2, English, pipeline%20trench
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A trench made in the earth for the purpose of burying pipelines. 3, record 2, English, - pipeline%20ditch
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Transport du pétrole et du gaz naturel
- Canalisations à grande distance
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tranchée du pipeline
1, record 2, French, tranch%C3%A9e%20du%20pipeline
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le tassement local de la tranchée du pipeline immédiatement suivant sa construction peut être supérieur au tassement général de l'emprise. 2, record 2, French, - tranch%C3%A9e%20du%20pipeline
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-09-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Earthmoving
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sunken ditch
1, record 3, English, sunken%20ditch
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thawing of permafrost terrain along the pipeline right-of-way could contribute to loss of pipe cover and soil strength due to thawing of ice-rich backfill. This could lead to increased potential for erosion along the sunken ditch, pipe exposure and/or upheaval displacement of the pipe. 2, record 3, English, - sunken%20ditch
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Terrassement
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- tranchée effondrée
1, record 3, French, tranch%C3%A9e%20effondr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le dégel de terrain de pergélisol le long de l'emprise du pipeline pourrait contribuer à la perte du remblayage de la conduite et de la force du sol attribuables au dégel de matériaux de remblai riches en glace. Cela pourrait mener à un potentiel accru d'érosion le long de la tranchée effondrée, à l'exposition de la conduite et/ou au déplacement vers le haut de la conduite. 2, record 3, French, - tranch%C3%A9e%20effondr%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-09-06
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- ditch fill settlement
1, record 4, English, ditch%20fill%20settlement
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- ditch settlement 2, record 4, English, ditch%20settlement
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it is common for pipelines in northern settings to experience ditch settlement, and this is expected along the pipeline right-of-way in permafrost and organic terrain. Based on the experience of other northern pipeline projects, local settlement of the pipeline ditch immediately following construction can be greater than general right-of-way settlement. 3, record 4, English, - ditch%20fill%20settlement
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tassement de remblai de tranchée
1, record 4, French, tassement%20de%20remblai%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tassement de tranchée 2, record 4, French, tassement%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il est courant pour les pipelines des milieux environnants nordiques de présenter un tassement de tranchée, et on s'attend à cela le long de l'emprise du pipeline dans le pergélisol et le terrain organique. Selon l'expérience d'autres projets de pipelines nordiques, le tassement local de la tranchée du pipeline immédiatement suivant sa construction peut être supérieur au tassement général de l'emprise. 3, record 4, French, - tassement%20de%20remblai%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-08-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Geological Research and Exploration
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ditch log
1, record 5, English, ditch%20log
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Information collected along the Norman Wells Oil Pipeline corridor through ditch logsand geophysics indicates that 20% to 30% of the land area may be underlain by permafrost. 2, record 5, English, - ditch%20log
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Recherches et prospections géologiques
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- diagraphie de tranchée
1, record 5, French, diagraphie%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les informations recueillies le long du couloir de l'oléoduc Norman Wells au moyen de diagraphie de tranchée et de la géophysique indiquent que de 20 à 30 p. 100 du territoire pourraient avoir une sous-couche de pergélisol. 2, record 5, French, - diagraphie%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-07-12
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Boring and Drilling (Mines)
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- horizontal directional drilling pathway
1, record 6, English, horizontal%20directional%20drilling%20pathway
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- HDD pathway 2, record 6, English, HDD%20pathway
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The panel recommends that the National Energy Board, as a condition of any certificate or approvals it might issue in relation to the Mackenzie Gas Project, require the proponents to file, for approval, six months prior to the commencement of construction, detailed descriptions of :-installation procedures and limitations of using ditch plugs to mitigate groundwater flow along the pipeline ditch and horizontal directional drilling pathways... 3, record 6, English, - horizontal%20directional%20drilling%20pathway
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage miniers
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- tracé du forage dirigé horizontal
1, record 6, French, trac%C3%A9%20du%20forage%20dirig%C3%A9%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- tracé du forage directionnel horizontal 2, record 6, French, trac%C3%A9%20du%20forage%20directionnel%20horizontal
correct, masculine noun
- tracé du FDH 2, record 6, French, trac%C3%A9%20du%20FDH
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La commission recommande que l'Office national de l'énergie, comme condition à tout certificat ou à toute autorisation qu'il pourrait délivrer en rapport avec le projet gazier Mackenzie, exige des promoteurs qu'ils déposent, pour approbation, six mois avant le début des travaux, une description détaillée des éléments suivants : - Les procédures d'installation et les limites liées à l'utilisation de barrages de fossés pour atténuer le débit des eaux souterraines le long des tranchées du pipeline et des tracés du forage dirigé horizontal [...] 3, record 6, French, - trac%C3%A9%20du%20forage%20dirig%C3%A9%20horizontal
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1986-05-08
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Water Distribution (Water Supply)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- rotation
1, record 7, English, rotation
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- rotation system 2, record 7, English, rotation%20system
correct
- rotational working 2, record 7, English, rotational%20working
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The practice, in irrigation, of delivering the entire flow of water in a lateral ditch or pipeline serving several users, not at a continuous rate, but as a large flow for stated intervals, first to one user, then to another, until every user has had use of the entire supply, after which the operation is repeated, in order to make more efficient use of the water and reduce waste. 3, record 7, English, - rotation
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Distribution de l'eau
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- distribution par rotation
1, record 7, French, distribution%20par%20rotation
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Système utilisé quand la source et les ouvrages d'alimentation en eau ne peuvent pas satisfaire toute la demande à tout instant et dans lequel les utilisateurs bénéficient tour à tour du service d'eau. 1, record 7, French, - distribution%20par%20rotation
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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