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fangmagasin

English translation: catchment areas

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Norwegian term or phrase:fangmagasin
English translation:catchment areas
Entered by: David Rumsey

03:35 Mar 26, 2015
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Norwegian term or phrase: fangmagasin
Ved Herranes er sørpeskred en kjent problemstilling, og vegen er sikret med fangmagasin og bygget på kraftig fylling.
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 12:32
catchment areas
Explanation:
From reference:

"Catchment areas are sections of flat or negatively sloped ground used to dissipate rockfall energy and to collect rocks and other debris that have detached from the slope. Catchment areas can be ditches—trenches dug along the foot of a slope—or hybrid ditches, which combine a ditch with a barrier (typically a wall or berm)."
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Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:32
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4catchment areas
Sven Petersson
2catching dam
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catching dam


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Norskpro
Norway
Local time: 21:32
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
catchment areas


Explanation:
From reference:

"Catchment areas are sections of flat or negatively sloped ground used to dissipate rockfall energy and to collect rocks and other debris that have detached from the slope. Catchment areas can be ditches—trenches dug along the foot of a slope—or hybrid ditches, which combine a ditch with a barrier (typically a wall or berm)."


    Reference: http://www.cflhd.gov/programs/techDevelopment/geotech/css/08...
Sven Petersson
Sweden
Local time: 21:32
Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 176
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