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00:12 Dec 4, 2002 |
Dutch to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Surveying / surveying | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Dave Greatrix United Kingdom Local time: 00:42 | ||||||
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5 +3 | bench mark |
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3 +1 | Mean Sea Level (MSL) |
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4 | NAP elevation reference pin |
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Mean Sea Level (MSL) Explanation: Mean Sea Level; Mean Lower Low Water, which legally determines the nation's shoreline; and Mean High Water, which determines the boundary between some state and private lands, and is the basis for defining the limits of the Nation's Exclusive Economic Zone and international High Seas. Engineering and construction firms use water level data to wisely plan future designs and operations HTH -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-04 20:48:14 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- after re-reading the question, BM-stud or bolt might be a suitable answer to NAP-bout (bout in this case meaning bolt as in bolt and nut or \"bout en moer\") So David is right -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-04 20:58:23 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- On second thought, MSL-benchmark might be better Reference: http://mapfinder.nos.noaa.gov/mapfinderHTML3/surround/tides/... |
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bench mark Explanation: Bench marks - monuments of the past for future use ... A bench mark is a metallic disk that is cemented into bedrock or any stable surface and is used as a reference monument by surveyors and geodesists. ... wwwhvo.wr.usgs.gov/volcanowatch/2000/00_06_15.html ref: own experience -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-04 09:45:14 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Thinking about it Chris, your \"stud\" wasn\'t far out. The above describes a metal \"plate\", nowadays they tend to use a thing that resembles a metal stud. However, the technical name for this orientation aid is a \"bench mark\". It is actually used as a reference point. e.g. On drawings you may see +3 metres, which indicates that the point referred to is at a level 3 metres higher than the \"bench mark\". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2002-12-04 09:55:07 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- As a matter of interest, when you\'ve been walking in the country with your best girl at your side, you may have noticed a block of stone with what looks like an arrow carved into it. This was the old fashioned way of installing a bench mark. So now you know.-)) |
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