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Manhole floating

English translation: manholes floating due to liquefaction

04:56 Feb 13, 2015
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Manhole floating
The liquefaction induced floating of sewer manhole during earthquake
or The liquefaction induced manhole floating during earthquake

The above is OK? Someone said manhole floating or floating of manhole is strange.

Please advice.
Mitsuko Yoshida
Local time: 10:36
Selected answer:manholes floating due to liquefaction
Explanation:
It all depends, of course, on how the rest of the sentence continues, which will entirely define how to start it.

However, I would suggest this sort of wording would sound more natural and less awkward — as long as you can then join onto it whatever follows.

Please post the complete sentence right to the end, so we can help you better.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 03:36
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2manholes floating due to liquefaction
Tony M
4 +1floating manhole cover
Shera Lyn Parpia
3 +1liquefaction caused manholes to float / Manholes floated due to liquefaction
B D Finch


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
manhole floating
floating manhole cover


Explanation:
It's the cover, not the manhole, that floats when too much liquid pushes it up. And it probably happens right after an earthquake, not during it.

Btw, what was liquefied here?

I'd say
The liquefaction caused the sewer manhole cover to (rise and) float after the earthquake




Shera Lyn Parpia
Italy
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: with Tony. What is Pro about this?
1 hr
neutral  B D Finch: See my discussion comment: it seems the entire manhole can float!
2 hrs
neutral  magdadh: ANYTHING can float if liquefaction occurs... whole houses sometimes.
3 hrs
agree  jccantrell: Yeah, it would be the cover, not the manhole itself. Happens here in California when it just rains too much and there is enough water to force its way out the manhole.
7 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
manhole floating
manholes floating due to liquefaction


Explanation:
It all depends, of course, on how the rest of the sentence continues, which will entirely define how to start it.

However, I would suggest this sort of wording would sound more natural and less awkward — as long as you can then join onto it whatever follows.

Please post the complete sentence right to the end, so we can help you better.

Tony M
France
Local time: 03:36
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 168
Grading comment
Thank you very much!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  magdadh
55 mins
  -> Thanks, Magdadh!
agree  acetran
2 days 20 hrs
  -> Thanks, Acetran!
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
manhole floating
liquefaction caused manholes to float / Manholes floated due to liquefaction


Explanation:
It's not clear from your text whether this is one manhole or several manholes? There is also another little point, which is that the use of the term "inspection chamber" is generally preferred nowadays to "manhole".

B D Finch
France
Local time: 03:36
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M: Depending on how the rest of the sentence is structured, either of these could lead to a more idiomatic rendering.
20 hrs
  -> Thanks Tony
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