Filterflies (Filtervlies?)

English translation: filter fleece

01:24 Jan 27, 2010
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
German term or phrase: Filterflies (Filtervlies?)
This one has me stymied. Its from a tender specification for road construction, paving and drainage. There is no other context.

* Filterflies* liefern, einbauen, Stoßüberlappung 30cm

All I can come up with is membrane filter, but that's the wrong way round!
Jon Fedler
Local time: 12:46
English translation:filter fleece
Explanation:
seems to be quite common

Fytonop 12 Drainage Board is a black, high density polyethylene (HDPE) cuspated drainage board. The Fytonop 12 has a non-woven polypropylene filter fleece ...
www.icopal.co.uk/Menus/.../Folder/.../DPM/.../Fytonop 12.as...

VLF-150 Filter Fleece. • DE-25 Drainage and Reservoir Board. • VLU-300 Protective Fleece ... VLF-150 Filter Fleece. • Garda-25/30 Drainage and Protection ...
www.alwitra.co.uk/Diadem.pdf

Filter Fleece. Spun polypropylene fleece that prevents fines blocking the drainage layer. Essential to the long term success of any greenroof. ...
www.sky-garden.co.uk/pages/professional/techinical-data.php - Cached - Similar
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Christine Lam
Local time: 05:46
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3 +5filter fleece
Christine Lam
4filter cloth/geo-membrane/geo-textile, etc.
wfarkas (X)


  

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filter fleece


Explanation:
seems to be quite common

Fytonop 12 Drainage Board is a black, high density polyethylene (HDPE) cuspated drainage board. The Fytonop 12 has a non-woven polypropylene filter fleece ...
www.icopal.co.uk/Menus/.../Folder/.../DPM/.../Fytonop 12.as...

VLF-150 Filter Fleece. • DE-25 Drainage and Reservoir Board. • VLU-300 Protective Fleece ... VLF-150 Filter Fleece. • Garda-25/30 Drainage and Protection ...
www.alwitra.co.uk/Diadem.pdf

Filter Fleece. Spun polypropylene fleece that prevents fines blocking the drainage layer. Essential to the long term success of any greenroof. ...
www.sky-garden.co.uk/pages/professional/techinical-data.php - Cached - Similar

Christine Lam
Local time: 05:46
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 89

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Inge Meinzer
26 mins

agree  Johannes Gleim
4 hrs

agree  Caroline Bentley: You could also say geotextile filter fleece.
5 hrs

agree  Rolf Keiser
13 hrs

agree  Rebecca Garber
14 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
filter cloth/geo-membrane/geo-textile, etc.


Explanation:
The term is FILTERVLIES.
Filter cloth/geo-membrane = geo-synthetics engineering product used for ground stabilisation.

wfarkas (X)
Canada
Local time: 05:46
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