May 21, 2018 15:01
5 yrs ago
French term
alluvions de fond
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Geology
étude géotechnique
Formation 2 : Alluvions sablo-graveleuses jusqu’à 5 m de profondeur minimum. Il s’agit
d’alluvions de fond qui sont généralement reconnues pour leur granulométrie grossière, une
bonne compacité et l’absence de matière organique.
d’alluvions de fond qui sont généralement reconnues pour leur granulométrie grossière, une
bonne compacité et l’absence de matière organique.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | alluvial valley-bottoms |
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alluvial valley-bottoms
I could only find "de fonds de vallée"???
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-010-9354-1
by PM Vitousek - 2010 - Cited by 15 - Related articles
Alluvial valley-bottom and colluvial slope soils of both valleys are enriched 4–5-fold in base saturation and in P that can be weathered, and greater than 10-fold ...
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Note added at 39 mins (2018-05-21 15:40:57 GMT)
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oh, it's just occurred to me "de fond" [without an "s"] could = deep
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Note added at 40 mins (2018-05-21 15:42:04 GMT)
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https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/mdam.60340...
by JR PAWSON - 2014 - Related articles
2 Sep 2015 - The geology at the site consists of deep alluvium deposits (typically sands and gravels) with a significant variation in depth across the valley.
so "deep alluvium deposits"
could be a distinct possibility!
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10021-010-9354-1
by PM Vitousek - 2010 - Cited by 15 - Related articles
Alluvial valley-bottom and colluvial slope soils of both valleys are enriched 4–5-fold in base saturation and in P that can be weathered, and greater than 10-fold ...
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Note added at 39 mins (2018-05-21 15:40:57 GMT)
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oh, it's just occurred to me "de fond" [without an "s"] could = deep
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Note added at 40 mins (2018-05-21 15:42:04 GMT)
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https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/mdam.60340...
by JR PAWSON - 2014 - Related articles
2 Sep 2015 - The geology at the site consists of deep alluvium deposits (typically sands and gravels) with a significant variation in depth across the valley.
so "deep alluvium deposits"
could be a distinct possibility!
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Discussion
Not sure about "de fond", though.