footings were stepped

Italian translation: le fondazioni venivano rinforzate con strutture murarie a scarpa

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English term or phrase:footings were stepped
Italian translation:le fondazioni venivano rinforzate con strutture murarie a scarpa
Entered by: Chiara-Firenze

12:13 Feb 11, 2010
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Art/Literary - Architecture
English term or phrase: footings were stepped
"To accomodate undulating terrain, the footing were sometimes stepped, faced with tiles or blocks of tufa and left exposed above ground"

Si parla della costruzione delle mura di Roma.
kia4
Italy
Local time: 23:16
le fondazioni venivano rinforzate con strutture murarie a scarpa
Explanation:
per ovviare all'irregolarità del terreno, le fondazioni (la base) delle mura talvolta (quando necessario) venivano rinforzate esternamente con/da strutture murarie oblique, dette "a scarpa", costituite da blocchi di pietra o tufo

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correggo: ... costituite da pietre o da blocchi di tufo
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Chiara-Firenze
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Local time: 23:16
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le fondazioni venivano rinforzate con strutture murarie a scarpa


Explanation:
per ovviare all'irregolarità del terreno, le fondazioni (la base) delle mura talvolta (quando necessario) venivano rinforzate esternamente con/da strutture murarie oblique, dette "a scarpa", costituite da blocchi di pietra o tufo

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Note added at 18 min (2010-02-11 12:31:10 GMT)
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correggo: ... costituite da pietre o da blocchi di tufo

Chiara-Firenze
Italy
Local time: 23:16
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