protlak

English translation: pipe ramming

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Czech term or phrase:protlak
English translation:pipe ramming
Entered by: Dušan Ján Hlísta

17:21 Aug 30, 2018
Czech to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering (general) / železnice ČR
Czech term or phrase: protlak
Přeložky řešeny protlakem pod tratí OTRO DN 700, délky 30 m pro STL plynovod.
Dušan Ján Hlísta
Slovakia
Local time: 14:18
pipe ramming
Explanation:
Or "moling" - "The method is useful for pipe and casing installations under railway lines and roads, where other trenchless methods could cause subsidence or heaving." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_ramming
We have actually got my father-in-law's "mole" in our barn (weighs a ton).
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Charles Stanford
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:18
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4 +1trenchless technology
Pavel Prudký
4pipe ramming
Charles Stanford


  

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
trenchless technology


Explanation:
....bezvýkopová technologie, tzv. protlak ...

Pavel Prudký
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in CzechCzech
PRO pts in category: 56

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agree  Charles Stanford: works too
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pipe ramming


Explanation:
Or "moling" - "The method is useful for pipe and casing installations under railway lines and roads, where other trenchless methods could cause subsidence or heaving." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pipe_ramming
We have actually got my father-in-law's "mole" in our barn (weighs a ton).

Charles Stanford
Czech Republic
Local time: 14:18
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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