aterro

English translation: embankment, earthfill (aterro), backfill (reaterro), landfill (aterro sanitário)

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Portuguese term or phrase:aterro
English translation:embankment, earthfill (aterro), backfill (reaterro), landfill (aterro sanitário)
Entered by: Mario Freitas

12:01 Feb 5, 2016
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Mining
Portuguese term or phrase: aterro
"Controle do aterro de fundação nas áreas do britador "

The document is relating to the mining industry." aterro" normally translates to "landfill". However, in this context it appears to have a slightly more specific meaning. Any suggestions?
Mark Pinto
India
Local time: 04:22
(foundation) backfilling
Explanation:
https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=1pW0Voj9DPKr8wfDpLWYDg&g...

where a hole has been dug for the foundations
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Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 23:52
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1(foundation) backfilling
Richard Purdom
4burying
Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
3 +1embankment ou earthfill (landfill não)
Mario Freitas


Discussion entries: 3





  

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burying


Explanation:
geoviewinc.com/.../determining-design-buried-foun...
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Determining the Design of Buried Foundations. Foundation Mapping. Determining the three-dimensional design of foundations for telecommunications towers, ...
Seismic Motion of Buildings with Buried Foundations
cedb.asce.org/cgi/WWWdisplay.cgi?7400299
Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution, ...
https://books.google.no/books?isbn=1498759963 - Oversett denne siden
Leonard L. Grigsby - 2015 - ‎Technology & Engineering
Foundation issues such as erosion, burying of foundation caps, or foundation cap cracking. Encroachments due to construction, stock piling of materials, and ...

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av SA Thau - ‎1974 - ‎Sitert av 6 - ‎Beslektede artikler
Seismic Motion of Buildings with Buried Foundations. by Stephen A. Thau, (Assoc. Prof. of Mech., Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago, IL), Andrej Umek, (Res. Asst.
[PDF]CHARACTERISATION OF BROWNFIELD SITES - TerraDat
www.terradat.co.uk/PDFs/brownfield.pdf
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Buried foundations and other manmade structures can be an expensive obstacle in land reclamation schemes. TerraDat routinely carries out geophysical ...

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Note added at 7 mins (2016-02-05 12:08:10 GMT)
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Aterro neste caso significa que a fundação está enterrada.

Salvador Scofano and Gry Midttun
Norway
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 148
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(foundation) backfilling


Explanation:
https://www.google.pt/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=1pW0Voj9DPKr8wfDpLWYDg&g...

where a hole has been dug for the foundations

Richard Purdom
Portugal
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Taylor
2 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
embankment ou earthfill (landfill não)


Explanation:
Sugestão

Mario Freitas
Brazil
Local time: 19:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 70

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Matheus Chaud
2 hrs
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