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drenes de pie

English translation: toe drains


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Spanish term or phrase:drenes de pie
English translation:toe drains
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03:35 Dec 8, 2011
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Tech/Engineering - Mining & Minerals / Gems
Spanish term or phrase: drenes de pie
-drenes de pie situados en el pie del talud aguas abajo de la presa de arranque
-drenes dedo
-mantas de drenaje
schmetterlich
Local time: 21:42
toe drains
Explanation:
Here is a good illustration of a "dren de pie"; see fig. IX.8 on p. 189, which shows the "dren de pie" by comparison with the "dren horizontal" and "dren vertical".
"Dren de pie: [...] en la sección transversal aparece como una cuña en el pie del talud" (p. 190)
Pequeños embalses de uso agrícola, ed. Rafael Dal-Ré Tenreiro
http://books.google.es/books?id=rrgowCJVlrgC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA...

In English, the "vertical" and "horizontal" types are called "vertical or inclined" and "horizontal" respectively; see here, esp. illustrations on p. 8-9:
http://140.194.76.129/publications/eng-manuals/em1110-2-1901...

The "dren de pie" corresponds to a toe drain, well illustrated here on p. 10:
http://www.dongagnon.com/rifmacms/09 Hartford, CT Flood Con...
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Charles Davis
Local time: 04:42
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4 +1toe drainsCharles Davis
3foot drains
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foot drains


Explanation:
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Note added at 14 mins (2011-12-08 03:49:43 GMT)
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The South Forty-Foot Drain is the main channel for the land-drainage of the Black Sluice Level in the Lincolnshire Fens. It lies in eastern England between ...

David Hollywood
Local time: 23:42
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Nigel Wheatley: A comment on your example usage rather than the answer itself: it isn't a usage of the term you're suggesting! I live in Lincolnshire, and I can assure you that the "Forty-Foot Drain" is a drainage channel that is 40' across, not a "foot drain"!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
toe drains


Explanation:
Here is a good illustration of a "dren de pie"; see fig. IX.8 on p. 189, which shows the "dren de pie" by comparison with the "dren horizontal" and "dren vertical".
"Dren de pie: [...] en la sección transversal aparece como una cuña en el pie del talud" (p. 190)
Pequeños embalses de uso agrícola, ed. Rafael Dal-Ré Tenreiro
http://books.google.es/books?id=rrgowCJVlrgC&pg=PA190&lpg=PA...

In English, the "vertical" and "horizontal" types are called "vertical or inclined" and "horizontal" respectively; see here, esp. illustrations on p. 8-9:
http://140.194.76.129/publications/eng-manuals/em1110-2-1901...

The "dren de pie" corresponds to a toe drain, well illustrated here on p. 10:
http://www.dongagnon.com/rifmacms/09 Hartford, CT Flood Con...

Charles Davis
Local time: 04:42
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  liz askew
1 day3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Liz! :)
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