ouvrage d'art non courant
English translation: special structure
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| 4 +1 | special structure |
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| 3 +1 | non-standard infrastructure |
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| 3 | long span structure |
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13 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1non-standard infrastructure Explanation: Someone might have a better term, but I suppose it means, for instance, a bridge across a motorway which is different from the bog standard one because there are more lanes, unusual terrain, or something like that. |
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33 mins confidence:
long span structure Explanation: Hi I think this what it might be - it referes to bridges and viaducs that are over 100 metres long, but this is not my field Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_ponts_les_plus_longs_... |
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2 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1special structure Explanation: Note however than 99% of the time ouvrages d'art = "bridges and culverts". The remaining 1% can be retaining walls, toll plazas, and such like. non courant = "not routine", or in other words "special". In construction, "specials" is said of any pipe fittings and so on that are not part of everyday applications, and the same applies across the board for "non-routine" things. |
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