10:47 Nov 14, 2013 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Geology / Subsoil analysis | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Gabriella Bertelmann Local time: 11:24 | ||||||
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4 +3 | allluvial loam |
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3 | Fluvial loam |
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Fluvial loam Explanation: Not too sure whether this is a fluvial clay or a fluvial loam. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 22 mins (2013-11-14 11:10:00 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- BTW: If you are not certain whether it has fluvial (river-borne) origins (for instance in deposits thet show the former course of a river), you can also say alluvial clay or loam (just like the sands in your other question) to cover all eventualities. If deposited in a river delta, there is also delta loams or clays (deltaic deposition) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2013-11-14 11:19:23 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If, as you mention, it is "gut tragfähig", I would expect it to be a clay rather than a loam - loam is generally quite friable (crumbly) whereas clay is indurated (hardened). |
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allluvial loam Explanation: acc. to International Dictionary of Building Construction (Angelo Cagnacci Schwicker/Milan) which is a multilingual dictionary all references point to alluvial ... also found Lehmschlamm - translation: clay mud hope this is helpful |
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