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SLOPING SOIL [11 records]

Record 1 2012-06-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Different disposal modules are used in some places for specific purposes. Pits are used for disposal of bulky, non-compactible wastes such as tanks, piping and large items of equipment. As the pit is filled, the disposed wastes are backfilled and covered with soil or concrete. Other disposal modules, such as lined shallow wells and shafts, may be provided with engineered barriers ....

CONT

The concept [burying the waste deep underground in the Canadian Shield] isolates used fuel from the environment using a series of natural as well as manmade barriers. Used nuclear fuel bundles would be contained in vaults 500 to 1,000 metres below ground. These vaults would consist of a network of tunnels and disposal rooms about 2 kilometres by 2 kilometres that could hold 191,000 tonnes of used fuel.

CONT

Typically, each [shallow land burial] trench has a sloping floor cut into the natural soil and a French drain of gravel down one of the long sides. The trench bottom is covered with a foot or two of sand to allow water to flow freely into the French drain, especially when the trench is open during operations. Sampling pipes or tubes are placed against the trench wall, with their lower ends in the French drain, when the trench is dug. Monitoring of each disposal unit(engineered trench) is accomplished by sampling any water found in the French drain through these tubes and analyzing its contents.

CONT

... the aboveground vault is a large steel-reinforced concrete structure with vertical access (through an open top) for placement of the waste. Within each structure there are numerous disposal units. Each disposal unit is sealed when filled to capacity. Individual units are sized to accommodate waste deliveries for about 1 to 2 weeks.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

C'est l'association des propriétés cumulées du déchet, de sa matrice d'enrobage ou de blocage et, dans certaines conditions, de l'enveloppe des colis et des éléments constitutifs des modules de stockage (plates-formes et alvéoles), qui constitue le premier système de barrières d'isolement des déchets.

CONT

Pour les déchets d'activité moyenne, des monolithes de béton peuvent être obtenus à partir de tranchées bétonnées dans lesquelles on dispose les déchets et qui sont ensuite obturées par injection d'un coulis de ciment. Pour les déchets de faible activité, on peut constituer un tumulus sur des aires aménagées, planes, bétonnées et drainées. La figure 18 montre schématiquement l'exemple d'un stockage mixte tumulus sur monolithe. On y voit le réseau de canalisations enterrées qui ceinture chaque module de stockage et qui est destiné à contrôler l'efficacité des barrières et en particulier de la couche argileuse. [...] Les tumulus comprennent les blocs de béton en rangées de 5 m de haut constituant des cellules de 10 m X 30 m.

CONT

Unité de stockage de combustible irradié.

OBS

Voir aussi «case (bétonnée)» et «monolithe».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 2 2005-01-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Conservation
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
CONT

Vegetation strips are contour plantings of suitably spaced strips of perennial grasses or shrubs on sloping lands. The objectives are to reduce soil and water loss, reduce slope length, hold soils on the land, and eventually convert the barriers into benches.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conservation des sols
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
CONT

Aménagez une bande de végétation permanente entre la zone humide ou l'étang naturel et les terres cultivées.

CONT

[...] cette bande de végétation prévient l'érosion des sols tout en filtrant les eaux de ruissellement provenant des terres agricoles et contenant des fertilisants, des pesticides et des particules sédimentaires.

Spanish

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Record 3 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 4 1996-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Radiation Protection
CONT

Typically, each [shallow land burial] trench has a sloping floor cut into the natural soil and a french drain of gravel down one of the long sides. The trench bottom is covered with a foot or two of sand to allow water to flow freely into the french drain, especially when the trench is open during operations. Sampling pipes or tubes are placed against the trench wall, with their lower ends in the french drain, when the trench is dug. Monitoring of each disposal unit(engineered trench) is accomplished by sampling any water found in the french drain through these tubes and analyzing its contents. Sampling wells are placed around the perimeter of the facility, and elsewhere if desired, and air sampling is conducted at least until the end of the operations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Radioprotection

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
  • Protección contra la radiación
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Record 5 1996-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
CONT

Shallow land burial trenches are typically long, narrow, excavations with an engineered floor, an engineered drainage collection and monitoring system, and an engineered cover system.

OBS

As used in this context, the word "engineered" refers to the fact that features and materials have been designed or selected to accomplish certain functions. In shallow land burial the materials are usually natural rather than man-made.

CONT

Typically, each [shallow land burial] trench has a sloping floor cut into the natural soil and a French drain of gravel down one of the long sides. The trench bottom is covered with a foot or two of sand to allow water to flow freely into the French drain, especially when the trench is open during operations. Sampling pipes or tubes are placed against the trench wall, with their lower ends in the French drain, when the trench is dug. Monitoring of each disposal unit(engineered trench) is accomplished by sampling any water found in the French drain through these tubes and analyzing its contents. Sampling wells are placed around the perimeter of the facility, and elsewhere if desired, and air sampling is conducted at least until the end of the operations.

Key term(s)
  • shallow-land burial trench
  • shallow ground disposal trench
  • near surface disposal trench

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 6 1991-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Excavation (Construction)
DEF

In soil conservation, the prevention of vegetative and topsoil loss on sloping ground.

CONT

Permanent slope stabilization is not achieved by building engineering structures; it comes as a natural result of good land management and the protection of climax-growth ground cover.

CONT

Lack of space, saturated soils, loose soils, and adjoining structures all demand some form of earth bank stabilization.

OBS

slope protection: term officialized by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Fouilles (Construction)
CONT

Il est possible [...] de réaliser la protection des talus par la mise en place d'un tapis de lierre ou l'apport de gazon en plaques qui agissent moins par la profondeur d'enracinement que par l'obstacle qu'ils constituent à l'érosion par ravinement.

CONT

Les gazons [...] ont [...] l'avantage de permettre la consolidation des pentes et des talus par l'enchevêtrement des racines qu'ils émettent dans les terres.

OBS

Un talus à trop forte pente [...] pose [...] le problème de sa consolidation. Il risque, en effet, la dégradation rapide par ravinement, par affaissement, et, s'il ne peut être entretenu facilement, il exige des réfections périodiques.

OBS

On stabilise souvent les talus par des semis et des plantations, ou par un clayonnage, ou encore par un perré en pierres sèches (sans mortier). Pour le talus de canaux et de rivières, il faut recourir aux revêtements en béton de ciment ou en béton bitumineux [...]

OBS

stabilité d'un talus

OBS

protection des talus: terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Spanish

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Record 7 1990-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundation Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
CONT

Where a foundation is to rest on sloping ground, existing stresses within the soil on rock shall be considered in the design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique des fondations
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Dans le but d'éviter les glissements possibles, l'assise des fondations doit être perpendiculaire au sens des efforts transmis. Cette remarque affecte les fondations normales sur sol incliné, pour lesquelles on constituera des gradins, les massifs sous voûtes, les culées de pont, les massifs d'ancrage, etc.

Spanish

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Record 8 1989-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundation Engineering
CONT

Where a foundation is to rest on sloping ground, existing stresses within the soil or rock shall be considered in the design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique des fondations
CONT

Fondation sur sol en pente. Les fondations correspondant au haut de pente ne doivent pas transmettre de poussées sur les fondations inférieures, sauf dispositions spéciales tenant compte de ces poussées.

Spanish

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Record 9 1989-03-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Peat and Peat Bogs
DEF

A bog with a flat to undulating surface raised above the surrounding terrain, with the bog edges often steeply sloping down towards the mineral soil terrain. Pools that are often large are scattered on the bog, reaching a depth of 2-4.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tourbières
DEF

[Tourbière oligotrophe] à surface plane ou ondulée, surélevée par rapport aux terres avoisinantes et dont les bords s'inclinent souvent brusquement jusqu'au sol minéral. [La tourbière] est parsemée d'étangs qui couvrent de grandes superficies et qui atteignent une profondeur de 2 à 4 m.

Spanish

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Record 10 1986-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
DEF

An artificial waterway or series of waterways for irrigating soil which has a sloping surface.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
DEF

Canal ou tunnel, amenant dans un bassin fluvial les eaux d'un bassin adjacent, en vue de renforcer l'alimentation d'un barrage-réservoir.

Spanish

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Record 11 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deep Foundations
OBS

Cased concrete pedestal piles are suitable where a soil, too soft to permit use of a compressed pile, overlies a stratum that may be developed into an adequate bearing stratum if the load can be spread somewhat. This type is also useful on irregular or sloping rock surfaces to secure a grip and avoid eccentric forces or sliding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations profondes
OBS

Pieux chemisés à base élargie. - Ces pieux conviennent lorsque le sol est trop mou pour permettre d'utiliser un pieu en béton comprimé et lorsqu'il surmonte une couche à bonne force portante, si la charge est suffisamment répartie. Ce type de pieu convient également dans le cas d'un rocher à surface irrégulière ou inclinée. (...)

Spanish

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