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überhöhter Geländeschnitt

English translation: terrain section with expanded vertical scale

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German term or phrase:überhöhter Geländeschnitt
English translation:terrain section with expanded vertical scale
Entered by: Oliver Walter

16:22 Dec 20, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Petroleum Eng/Sci / type of document
German term or phrase: überhöhter Geländeschnitt
In an expert's report on a problem with drilling and laying a pipeline, he says "Ihm [the writer] liegen entsprechende Procedere-Beschreibungen für die Durchführung der Arbeiten vor ... ein **überhöhter Geländeschnitt** mit eingetragenem Baugrundverhältnissen. Aufgestellet von X Ingenieurbüro." I presume Geländeschnitt is a cross-section or profile of the terrain, but what does "überhöht" say about it?
Oliver Walter
United Kingdom
Local time: 17:37
heightened
Explanation:
The height is shown in another scale (enlarged, overrepresented) than the other two dimensions, length and width.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-12-20 16:52:05 GMT)
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NB: yes, Geländeschnitt = cross-section or profile of the terrain
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Dr. Georg Schweigart
Germany
Local time: 18:37
Grading comment
Thank you for the explanation. I think, however, that it's not called "heightened".
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überhöhter Geländeschnitt
heightened


Explanation:
The height is shown in another scale (enlarged, overrepresented) than the other two dimensions, length and width.

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Note added at 30 mins (2005-12-20 16:52:05 GMT)
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NB: yes, Geländeschnitt = cross-section or profile of the terrain

Dr. Georg Schweigart
Germany
Local time: 18:37
Native speaker of: German
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
Thank you for the explanation. I think, however, that it's not called "heightened".
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