pervious surface

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14:54 Oct 29, 2009
English to Hindi translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture
Additional field(s): Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: pervious surface
Definition from Livable Communities Coalition:
A pervious surface is one that allows water to filter into the ground, which enables natural groundwater to recharge, helps with filtration of pollutants, and reduces erosion and flooding. The use of pervious asphalt and concrete for parking lots, roads and sidewalks is an important part stormwater management that conserves precious natural resources.

Example sentence(s):
  • In cold climates (like Minnesota) snow fall on an existing pervious parking area usually disappears on its own before snow on the adjacent, darker colored, impervious suface. Manual snow removal from this pervious surface has seldom been necessary. In the LEED
  • When rains fall on these pervious surface, it washes the accumulated road oil, grease, and rubber dust into storm drains, and from there directly into streams and rivers, untreated. Greatstreets
  • Clogging of any pervious surface can be a concern. It is highly unlikely a majority of any pervious surface will become 100% clogged. Water will always seek the next point of infiltration. Smokey Point Concrete
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5 +1पारगम्य सतह, अवशोषी सतह
C.M. Rawal


  

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पारगम्य सतह, अवशोषी सतह


Definition from own experience or research:
पारगम्य या अवशोषी सतह उस सतह को कहते हैं जिसमें से जल निथर कर जमीन के भीतर जा सकता है। इसके फलस्वरूप प्राकृतिक भू-जल का पुनर्भरण होता है, प्रदूषक तत्वों को निथारने में मदद मिलती है, और भू-क्षरण और बाढ़ की घटनाओं में कमी होती है। पार्किंग स्थलों, सड़कों और फुटपाथों के लिए पारगम्य या अवशोषी तारकोल का उपयोग करना वर्षाजल के प्रबंध का एक महत्वपूर्ण अंग है जिससे अमूल्य प्राकृतिक संसाधनों का संरक्षण होता है।

Example sentence(s):
  • चयनित जगह पर पारगम्य स्तर या वैदरड स्तर की पर्याप्त मोटाई होनी चाहिए ताकि ... अपरिरूद्ध जलभृत जिसके ऊपर कम पारगम्य स्तर हो, के पुनर्भरण के लिए सबसे उपयुक्त व कम लागत ... - केन्द्रीय भूमि  

Explanation:
भारत सरकार के बृहत् पारिभाषिक शब्द-संग्रह इंजीनियरी में इसके लिए पारगम्य शब्द दिया गया है जबकि कुछ अन्य शब्दकोशों में इसके लिए अवशोषी शब्द भी मिलता है।
C.M. Rawal
India
Local time: 06:27
Native speaker of: Hindi
PRO pts in category: 4

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