how would you put this one?

English translation: не ответ, а редакция других ответов!

06:24 Mar 25, 2002

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / CIvil Engineering

Russian term or phrase: how would you put this one?

Вокруг факела устраивается круговое обвалование из местного грунта, высотой 0.7м с укрепление верха щебнем толщиной 50мм.

Мой вариант: The flare is surrounded by a 0.7m high circular dike from local soil, with tops of the dike compacted by 50mm thick crushed stone cover.

Bakytbek KudoZ activity Questions: 629 (5 open) (48 closed without grading) Answers: 305 Kazakhstan
Local time: 03:15

English translation:не ответ, а редакция других ответов!

Explanation:
"The flare is ringed by a 0.7m circular bank from local soil, topped by 50mm of compacted gravel"

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Note added at 2002-03-26 10:20:02 (GMT)
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... другой термин -- earth bund; пользуется чаще всего для высоких валов

Selected response from:

Peter Skipp
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:15

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thanks everyone!
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4 +2

не ответ, а редакция других ответов!

Peter Skipp

"bank" not dike

Vladimir Dubisskiy

AYP

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

1 hr confidence:

"bank" not dike

Explanation:
dike - дамба,плотина и т.п.

to embank smth
to build a bank around smth.

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 16:15
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 32

3 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

не ответ, а редакция других ответов!

Peter Skipp
Bulgaria
Local time: 00:15
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 2

Grading comment

thanks everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Jack Doughty: Re dyke/dike: My Oxford (British) Dictionary gives dyke as the usual spelling with dike as an acceptable variant.

4 mins

-> sure, both are okay; just stating an alternative ;)

agree

David Mitchell: Similar possiblities suitable to regional tastes:"circular local-soil berm {{embankment}}"

5 mins

-> "berm" may be what Bakytbek is looking for; the point can be laboured ad infinitum, but dyke/dike, bank and berm all seem fine...

agree

Jack slep: A berm is a horizontal ledge in the sloping surface of an embankment of cutting. I'd use embankment or bank - a ridge of earth thrown up to contain water, carry a road, etc.

4 hrs

disagree

Vadim Khazin: gravel is not щебень, which is crushed stone

14 hrs

23 hrs confidence:

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Explanation:
Предлагаю разбить на два предложения:

The flare is ringed with a 0.7 m high all-round banking from loose ground. The top of banking is stabilized with a 50 mm thick crushed stone.

AYP
Local time: 00:15
Native speaker of:

Russian

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