pitting
French translation: creusage
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|  Selected response from: Marc Theriault Canada Local time: 20:19 | ||||||
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peer agreement (net): +2creusage Explanation: Je pense qu'il s'agit ici du creusage dans le sol à l'aide d'un extracteur d'échantillons, en vue de recueillir des échantillons, de les laver, de les examiner, etc. Par conséquent, "programme de creusage" (pitting program), "équipe de creusage (pit team)", "secteur de creusage (pit... area), etc. Je ne pense pas que "puits" ou "fosse" convienne ici. Ces machines creusent tout simplement des trous! |
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| Reference: Full explanation of the term "pitting" Reference information: http://mineral-exploration.blogspot.co.uk/2011/09/pitting-tr... 1) Pitting :- In areas where the ground is wet, or labor is expensive, pits are best dug with a mechanical excavator. Pits dug to depths of 3–4 m are common and with large equipment excavation to 6 m can be achieved. In wet, soft ground any pit deeper than 1 m is dangerous and boarding must be used. Diggers excavate rapidly and pits 3–4 m deep can be dug, logged, sampled, and re-filled within an hour. In tropical regions, thick lateritic soil forms ideal conditions for pitting and, provided the soil is dry, vertical pits to 30 m depth can be safely excavated. Two laborers are used and with a 1 m square pit, using simple local equipment, advances of up to 2 m per day down to 10 m depth are possible, with half that rate for depths from 10 to 20 m, and half again to 30 m depth. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-22 17:56:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://termiumplus.gc.ca/tpv2alpha/alpha-fra.html?lang=fra&i... possibly useful -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2012-06-22 18:00:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- collection of groundwater - French translation – Linguee www.linguee.com/.../collection of groundwater.h... - Translate this page ... coring, drive-points, test-pitting, trenching and other means of soil excavation ... excavations de recherche, aux tranchées et à tout autre moyen d'excavation .. |
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