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Multilingual Technical Dictionary (MTD)
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Term No.Term Name/Term DescriptionAction
2502
Drainage wells
Openings between the watertight arches and the supporting mass in a dam with Levy-type facing.
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2795
Battery of siphons
A number of siphons installed close to each other.
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4196
Gang of wells, or Battery of wells
A group of wells, connected by pipe manifold, from which water is drawn by a single pump or other water lifting devices.
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6227
Floatwells
See 1190.
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8024
Sand-carrying wells, or Sand boils
A concentrated outflow of groundwater where the velocity of the groundwater flow is so high that soil particles are transported, even in the upward direction. This phenomenon can trigger a regressive process of internal erosion forming holes and cavities in the ground beneath the dike. The danger of sand-carrying wells is that sand is carried away .....
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