Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Setzriss

English translation:

Settlement crack

Added to glossary by Melanie Nassar
Apr 13, 2004 10:11
20 yrs ago
German term

Setzriss

German to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering HEBEL Steine
Noch ein Riss in einem HEBEL Stein. Ist auch auszubessern, wenn < 50 cm lang. Hilfe, wer kennt sich damit aus?
Es tut mir Leid, dass ich keinen brauchbaren Kontext geben kann. Alles stichwortartig aus einer Tabelle.

Proposed translations

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Settlement crack

Bucksch Woerterbuch fuer Architektur...: Setzriss = Settlement crack.
Apparently some of these (including Drahtausriss = (reinforcement) wire pullout) are defects occuring after a structure is built with this porous stone material.
Peer comment(s):

agree gangels (X)
3 mins
agree John Jory : Also confirmed by www.berufsschulen.de/bau/engl/dt-en_s.htm
55 mins
agree Steffen Walter
1 hr
agree Teresa Reinhardt
15 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This works fine, thanks."
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crack caused by improper handling

a complete guess
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