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BOUCHE EGOUT SELECTIVE [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-05-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
CONT

Surface runoff enters from street gutters through street inlets or catch basins .... Catch basins are, in a sense, enlarged and trapped street inlets in which debris and heavy solids are held back or settle out.

CONT

Catch basins and drain inlets are entries to an underground, storm sewer drainage system....Catch basins have a pump area below the outflow pipe that enables sediment to be collected, whereas drain inlets lead directly to the outflow pipe....Although the sump must be cleaned out periodically, a catch basin will cause less sedimentation in the drainage system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
CONT

[...] les bouches à grille sont [...)]glissantes et sujettes à des obstructions. Il est très souhaitable, pour limiter les risques d’occlusion des égouts, de prévoir des bouches sélectives, c’est-à-dire qui retiennent les diverses matières apportées par les eaux.

OBS

bouche : Par extension [...] [le terme bouche d’égout] désigne également toute la construction annexe de la bouche proprement dite qui reçoit les eaux avant l’égout.

Key term(s)
  • bouche d'égout sélective

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
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