Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 17, 2009 15:59
15 yrs ago
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Swedish term
spont
Swedish to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Subway and railway construction
De största jorddjupen förekommer i xxxxxxxxx xxxx på ovansidan befintlig spont
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | sheet pile wall |
Hugh Curtis
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| 4 | sheet piling (wall) |
asptech
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| 3 | retaining wall |
Sebastian Sussmann
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Change log
Jun 17, 2009 15:59: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jun 25, 2009 17:08: Hugh Curtis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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sheet pile wall
I would have this, as the TNC bygg & plan dictionary has it.
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Sebastian Sussmann
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
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Native in: English (Variants: US, British, Irish, UK)
Works in: Swedish to English, Spanish to English
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retaining wall
in a woodworking context it means tongue as in tongue and groove 'not och spont' however in this context i think it refers to the 'tounges' or walls of steel placed around the foundation. There are different types of spont or walls but the general term is retaining wall
2 hrs
sheet piling (wall)
"Spont" kan avse enbart spontplankorna, men av sammanhanget ser man att det är den färdigslagna spontväggen som avses.
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