Auffüllungen

English translation: backfill

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German term or phrase:Auffüllungen
English translation:backfill
Entered by: Saskia

13:06 Mar 22, 2003
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Geology
German term or phrase: Auffüllungen
It is part of a geophysical investigation.

Die in den Auffüllungen gemessenen Schlagzahlen für N10 von 1 bis z.T. >30 belegen eine lokal sehr lockere bis z.T. sehr dichte Lagerung. Die stark unterschiedlichen Schlagzahlen für N10 belegen einen sehr inhomogenen Baugrund.

Die aus den Auffüllungsböden entnommenen Bodenproben wurden auf die Schwermetalle Arsen, Blei, Cadmium, Chrom, Kupfer, Nickel, Quecksilber und Zink sowie polycyclische aromatische Kohlenwasserstoff (PAK) untersucht.
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backfill
Explanation:
soi used to fill in an excavation, sometimes imported to the site
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Saskia
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5 +1backfill
Saskia
5made ground
Alan Johnson
4landfill
John Jory


  

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made ground


Explanation:
Auffüllungen and Auffüllungsboden are synonymous

Alan Johnson
Germany
Local time: 23:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
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backfill


Explanation:
soi used to fill in an excavation, sometimes imported to the site

Saskia
Local time: 16:34
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch, Native in EnglishEnglish
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landfill


Explanation:
This is widely used (landfill + pah gets 5.000+ hits)

John Jory
Germany
Local time: 23:34
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in EnglishEnglish
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