Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
barragem de contenção de taludes
English translation:
slope abutment (liquefaction) / containment dam (water/tailings)
Added to glossary by
Mario Freitas
Oct 8, 2016 15:56
7 yrs ago
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Portuguese term
barragem de contenção de taludes
Portuguese to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
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Proposed translations
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4 +1 | slope abutment |
Mario Freitas
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5 +1 | embankment dam |
Nick Taylor
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4 | slope containment dam |
Margarida Martins Costelha
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Change log
Oct 13, 2016 16:32: Mario Freitas Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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slope abutment
Em obras civis que envolvem barragens, os chamados muros de contenção ou barragens de contenção são conhecidos em inglês como "abutments".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutment
https://www.google.com.br/?gws_rd=ssl#q="dam" "slope abutmen...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abutment
https://www.google.com.br/?gws_rd=ssl#q="dam" "slope abutmen...
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slope containment dam
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Note added at 14 mins (2016-10-08 16:10:27 GMT)
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Or slope containment barrier
http://www.linguee.com/english-portuguese/search?source=auto...
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Note added at 14 mins (2016-10-08 16:10:27 GMT)
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Or slope containment barrier
http://www.linguee.com/english-portuguese/search?source=auto...
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embankment dam
embankment dam
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Note added at 19 hrs (2016-10-09 11:10:58 GMT)
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(a) Earthen cofferdam
(b) Rock-fill cofferdam
Both are of the embankment type.
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Note added at 19 hrs (2016-10-09 11:10:58 GMT)
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(a) Earthen cofferdam
(b) Rock-fill cofferdam
Both are of the embankment type.
Peer comment(s):
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airmailrpl
: Embankment dam - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embankment_dam
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Thanks air
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Discussion
http://drsksingh.tripod.com/bridge2.htm
In this case made from embankments rather than caissons.
However, looking at the question again, I noted that perhaps the author meant a "containment dam composed of slopes", in which case, it's actually a dam, not an abutment.
It will depend on the context, really.