toppling/collapsible thresholds

15:48 May 3, 2015
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / anti-flood protection
English term or phrase: toppling/collapsible thresholds
Principle of a spillway equipped with an adjustable threshold (from Royet and Meriaux, 2004)

Adjustable threshold devices commonly take one of the following four forms:
erodible soil fuses

removable thresholds (flashboards and needle timbers)
inflatable thresholds

toppling/collapsible thresholds.
John ANTHONY
France
Local time: 07:06


Summary of answers provided
5seuils déversants/réglables
GILLES MEUNIER
4seuil [de déversoir] ajustable
FX Fraipont (X)


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
seuil [de déversoir] ajustable


Explanation:
"Déversoir — Wikipédia
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Déversoir
Le déversoir détourne en aval des moulins le surplus d'eau vers un bras ou ... de seuils et de déversoirs pour absorber et étaler d'éventuelles crues brutales."

"URGC - Hydrologie Urbaine
http://jlbkpro.free.fr/.../oshu3-06-modelisation-des-ouvrage...
by JL BERTRAND-KRAJEWSKI - ‎Related articles
4.2.2.2 Cas des déversoirs à seuil déversant latéral . ..... au point des ouvrages réglables : déversoirs à vanne réglable, à seuil gonflable, à siphon, etc."

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 07:06
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PRO pts in category: 1816
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci... Sorry for delay, I didn't go to sleep (I wish...), but my internet did !!!

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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
seuils déversants/réglables


Explanation:
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Note added at 36 minutes (2015-05-03 16:25:23 GMT)
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http://jlbkpro.free.fr/teachingmaterial/oshu3-06-modelisatio...

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Note added at 37 minutes (2015-05-03 16:25:54 GMT)
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toppling = déversant

collapsible = réglable

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 07:06
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 1447
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Asker: Merci... Sorry for delay, I didn't go to sleep (I wish...), but my internet did !!!

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