barrage en terre
- Domaine
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- eau ouvrages de retenue
- Dernière mise à jour
Définition :
Barrage dont la partie principale se compose surtout de terre, de gravier, de sable, de limon et d'argile.
Termes privilégiés :
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[digue en terre] Emprunt aussi employé en Suisse.
Traductions
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anglais
Auteur : Office québécois de la langue française,Notes :
Earth dams may be classified ((...)) first, according to the method of construction, and second, according to the method of design. The terms "rolled fill", "hydraulic fill", and "semihydraulic fill" indicate types based upon distinctive methods of construction; the terms "simple embankment", "core", and "diaphragm", on the other hand, designate types based upon distinctive design.
This type of dam contains more than 50 per cent of earth.Termes :
- earth dam
- earth embankment
- earth fill dam
- earth filled dam
- earth-fill embankment
- earthen dam
- earthen embankment
- earthfill dam
- earth-fill dam
- embankment dam of earth