sondagens mecânicas

English translation: mechanical soundings

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Portuguese term or phrase:sondagens mecânicas
English translation:mechanical soundings
Entered by: Marlene Curtis

13:13 Dec 11, 2013
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Portuguese term or phrase: sondagens mecânicas
Execução de sondagens mecânicas (detectores de metais e/ou outros equipamentos não invasivos), para verificar a existencia de utilidades publicas no subsolo (condutas e/ou cabos electricos)
Monica Merrill
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:18
mechanical soundings
Explanation:

Veja o glossário abaixo.

http://books.google.com/books?id=07AIPS-8bMIC&pg=PA352&lpg=P...

Sondagem mecânida = mechanical sounding, percussion sounding, sondagem direta realizada através de percussão com circulação de água.
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Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:18
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4mechanical borings
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
4mechanical soundings
Marlene Curtis
3utility location
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mechanical borings


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Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
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mechanical soundings


Explanation:

Veja o glossário abaixo.

http://books.google.com/books?id=07AIPS-8bMIC&pg=PA352&lpg=P...

Sondagem mecânida = mechanical sounding, percussion sounding, sondagem direta realizada através de percussão com circulação de água.

Marlene Curtis
United States
Local time: 17:18
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utility location


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Subsurface Utility Location Services
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Lochrane offers complete services in four professional disciplines: Civil Engineering, Transportation Design, Land Surveying and Subsurface Utility Location and Mapping.
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