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ANCHORED FLOATING BOOM [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-08-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Anti-pollution Measures
  • Water Pollution
OBS

All floating booms have anchor points located at intervals along their entire length. These anchor points ... transfer the load directly to the tension member.

OBS

Unless the boom is securely anchored from both sides, a strong gusting wind opposing the direction of the current will often cause the barrier to alternately move back and forth over the water surface.

OBS

A major consideration in the deployment of floating booms in ... waters is the anchoring of barriers in a manner which compensates for tidal fluctuations in current direction and velocity.

OBS

If the boom angle is too great for the current velocity the boom will either break away from its anchoring points or oil will be carried beneath it.

OBS

Since there are tremendous forces on a boom deployed in a diversionary mode, the barrier is always firmly anchored to the shoreline and numerous anchors are used throughout its entire length.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures antipollution
  • Pollution de l'eau
OBS

Toutes les barrières ont des points d'ancrage répartis sur toute leur longueur, [...] [qui transmettent] directement la charge au câble de tension.

OBS

A moins que cette dernière [barrière] ne soit bien amarrée des deux côtés, un vent fort avec rafales [...] la fera aller et venir à la surface de l'eau [...]

OBS

Un élément important de la mise en place [d'une barrière] est le mouillage réalisé de telle façon qu'il compense les fluctuations de direction et de vitesse des courants dues à la marée.

OBS

Quand les barrières servent à la dérivation, [...] si l'angle est trop grand pour la vitesse du courant les ancres déraperont ou les hydrocarbures passeront sous les barrières.

OBS

Parce que les barrières de dérivation sont soumises à des contraintes très fortes, elles sont toujours amarrées solidement à la rive, et de nombreuses ancres les retiennent sur toute leur longueur.

OBS

«Barrage» s'est imposé de préférence à «barrière».

Spanish

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