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sandig siltmorän

17:17 Jun 20, 2010
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Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
Swedish term or phrase: sandig siltmorän
Here's the sentence that's throwing me off course: "Jordlagerföljden i läget för planerad trafikplats Skönsberg består till stora delar av 1-2 m fyllning på 3-5 m sandig siltig morän eller sandig siltmorän på berg."

I can see this possibly being "sandy silty till or sandy silt till" (or "sandy silty moraine or sandy silt moraine" -- see my other KudoZ question on "morän"). Does "sandig siltig morän" denote soil in which the silt component is not predominant, in contrast with "sandig siltmorän" where it predominates? Or ???
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 13:30


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3sandy silty till
kargaard


  

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sandy silty till


Explanation:
(or fine grained silty till)

Det hårda svenska urberget kommer mestadels att ge en sandig moig morän (1953 års system) med en blockhalt där vanligtvis strödda block förekommer i markytan. Beteckningen sandig-moig morän används av SGU vid den geologiska kartläggningen av landet. I geotekniska sammanhang kommer detta att rendera en namngivning till siltig sandig morän eller siltig sandmorän, (1981 års system). Eftersom detta är den dominerande och vanligast förekommande moräntypen i Sverige används ibland i tekniska sammanhang beteckningen normalmorän.

kargaard
South Africa
Local time: 20:30
Native speaker of: Native in DanishDanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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