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goes into the banks

French translation: lorsque les fondations du barrage atteignent les rives [de la rivière]

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English term or phrase:goes into the banks
French translation:lorsque les fondations du barrage atteignent les rives [de la rivière]
Entered by: FX Fraipont (X)

15:49 Nov 8, 2018
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English term or phrase: goes into the banks
Salut,

Le texte porte sur la construction d'un barrage.

Je n'arrive pas à trouver la traduction de cette expression.

When the dam foundation goes into the banks the width of the foundation reduces as it moves away from the river channel at a rate of ...

Merci
mimi 254
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lorsque les fondations du barrage atteignent les rives [de la rivière]
Explanation:
lorsque les fondations du barrage atteignent les rives [de la rivière], leur largeur se réduit progressivement au fur et à mesure qu'on s'éloigne du lit de la rivière

sand banks

"Les barrages de sable - Fondation Ensemble
https://www.fondationensemble.org/wp.../FT_Excellent_FR.pdf
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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:03
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Merci à tous!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3lorsque les fondations du barrage atteignent les rives [de la rivière]
FX Fraipont (X)
3 +1sont creusées dans les rives
B D Finch


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48 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
lorsque les fondations du barrage atteignent les rives [de la rivière]


Explanation:
lorsque les fondations du barrage atteignent les rives [de la rivière], leur largeur se réduit progressivement au fur et à mesure qu'on s'éloigne du lit de la rivière

sand banks

"Les barrages de sable - Fondation Ensemble
https://www.fondationensemble.org/wp.../FT_Excellent_FR.pdf
D'EXPERIENCES. Les barrages de sable : la méthode la plus économique pour collecter l'eau de pluie dans les zones arides. EXCELLENT DEVELOPMENT."

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 15:03
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PRO pts in category: 1529
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Merci à tous!
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Asker: Merci


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ph-b (X): C'est ce qui me semble aussi. EDIT: et avec la suggestion de Tony (cf. ce que j'ai mis dans la discussion)
12 mins
agree  Tony M: Maybe 'pénètrent', as it is 'goes into' rather than simply 'reach'?
39 mins
agree  Philippe Barré: Total agreement with Tony's remark.
4 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sont creusées dans les rives


Explanation:
This is about the rate of narrowing of the foundations as they penetrate further into the river banks. The greatest strength is required in the channel itself and in the part of the structure embedded in the banks closest to the water channel. That's because that part of the structure has to resist the strongest forces from the water retained by the dam, from water flowing through the sluices and from the weight of the dam itself. As the foundations penetrate further into the banks, those forces will have been dissipated by already having been largely taken by the structure closer to the water channel, so less thickness is required.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 15:03
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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Asker: Merci


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
11 hrs
  -> Merci Gilou
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