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curva da cantiere

English translation: field bending


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Italian term or phrase:curva da cantiere
English translation:field bending
Entered by: ivanamdb
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10:38 Nov 11, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / gasdotti
Italian term or phrase: curva da cantiere
è semplicemente un punto di una lista di abbreviazioni in una specifica tecnica per ispezioni di gasdotti:

Per gli scopi della seguente specifica si precisano le seguenti abbreviazioni:
CC Curva da cantiere;
CORRU Corrugamenti;
CS Curva stampata;
Ct Cambio di spessore;
De Diametro esterno;Di Diametro interno;

nel testo viene poi menzionata solo un unica volta l'abbreviazione "cc" in una tabella dove si elencano dei tubi e le loro caratteristiche
ivanamdb
Local time: 10:59
on-site bending
Explanation:
- as opposed to the other pre-formed components in the remainder of your list, which would be delivered to the site ready-bent.
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:59
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thanks Tom, you got me thinking on the right track and so I found this document, where it calls it "field bending" - Field Bending – Field bending is an on-shore pipeline practice where a pipe bending machine
is used at the pipe laying site to allow the laid pipe to fit the local configuration. (which is precisely what it was in my context
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on-site bending


Explanation:
- as opposed to the other pre-formed components in the remainder of your list, which would be delivered to the site ready-bent.

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:59
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Grading comment
thanks Tom, you got me thinking on the right track and so I found this document, where it calls it "field bending" - Field Bending – Field bending is an on-shore pipeline practice where a pipe bending machine
is used at the pipe laying site to allow the laid pipe to fit the local configuration. (which is precisely what it was in my context
Notes to answerer
Asker: aaaah, thanks Tom, I was thinking along that path, but don't know why just couldn't convince myself... should go for a lunch break!

Asker: aaaand I forgot to put the link to the document: http://www.boemre.gov/tarprojects/434/434AA.pdf

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