paroi battue

English translation: rammed earth

10:28 Jan 16, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Reservoir dams
French term or phrase: paroi battue
From a text about a leaky dam:

"Après exploration de plusieurs solutions possibles (injections, tranchée parafouille amont, paroi moulée, paroi de palplanches) l’étude de sécurisation du barrage retient la réalisation de la **paroi battue** comme la solution la mieux appropriée."
Mark Bossanyi
Bulgaria
Local time: 14:04
English translation:rammed earth
Explanation:
I think this is correct but note the low confidence.
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Terry Richards
France
Local time: 13:04
Grading comment
Thank you. That would work.
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3 +1rammed earth
Terry Richards


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
rammed earth


Explanation:
I think this is correct but note the low confidence.

Terry Richards
France
Local time: 13:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 75
Grading comment
Thank you. That would work.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch: I think you are right and that this is a contraction of "paroi de terre battue".
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