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Record 1 2023-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shipbuilding
DEF

A heavy longitudinal timber along the outboard edge of the deck, to strengthen the deck and channel water towards the scuppers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions navales
DEF

Bordage creusé ou incliné situé entre les ponts et la muraille du navire, servant à diriger l'écoulement des eaux.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
DEF

A longitudinal trough or channel built as an integral part of a large flat bottomed [sewer] conduit for concentrating the low flows to develop self cleansing velocities.

CONT

Belgrand designed the sewers to the natural incline of the river basin, south east to north west, for gravity to do most of the work. The sewers sloped 3cm to the meter so as not to be too slippery for the sewermen, and all sewer arteries were tall enough to work standing up. The larger ones had paths along side the cunette.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
DEF

Caniveau ou canal longitudinal localisé dans le fond d'un [...] égout, faisant corps avec la conduite à fond plat et destiné à concentrer les faibles débits pour assurer des vitesses d'autonettoyage.

DEF

Petit canal qui forme le fond d'un égout [...] souvent bordé par une ou deux banquettes de circulation.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Canals
  • Transport of Water (Water Supply)
DEF

A longitudinal trough or channel built as an integral part of a large flat bottomed conduit for concentrating the low flows to develop self cleansing velocities.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Canaux
  • Adduction d'eau (Alimentation en eau)
DEF

Caniveau ou canal longitudinal faisant corps avec une grande conduite à fond plat et destiné à concentrer les faibles débits pour assurer des vitesses d'autonettoyage.

Spanish

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Record 4 1981-01-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Wastewater Treatment
OBS

Main type of structure: [for grit removal at sewage treatment plant] Simple grit-removal channels in which the horizontal velocity is proportional to the flow. These structures are used in small sewage works. The sand accumulates in a longitudinal recess in the bottom, from which it is extracted manually every 4 to 5 days.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Traitement des eaux usées
CONT

[...] type d'ouvrage [de dessablage en eaux résiduaires] Les dessableurs couloirs simples dans lesquels la vitesse d'écoulement varie avec le débit. Ces ouvrages sont utilisés pour les petites stations d'épuration. Le sable est extrait manuellement d'une cunette longitudinale, d'une capacité de stockage d'environ 4 à 5 jours.

Spanish

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