OGIVA (dam construction)

English translation: Ogive

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Portuguese term or phrase:OGIVA (dam construction)
English translation:Ogive
Entered by: airmailrpl

13:03 Oct 17, 2020
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / DAM CINSTRUCTION
Portuguese term or phrase: OGIVA (dam construction)
This is a term used in dam construction, - its obviously some some sort of rounded or cylindicral construction?

Além disso o segurado havia previsto inicialmente que seriam demolidas as ogivas dos blocos 1 e 2 (região oval acima da barragem, onde se instala o vertedouro de crista) para aumentar a área hidráulica e assim aumentar a vazão do fluxo.
Andrew Hunt
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:32
Ogive
Explanation:
OGIVA => Ogive

Ogive
An ogive is the roundly tapered end of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. Ogive curves and surfaces are used in engineering, architecture and woodworking. Wikipedia
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airmailrpl
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3 +1ogive (vaulted) arches
Nick Taylor
4Ogive
airmailrpl
3ogee / ogee-crested spillway
Colin Bowles
Summary of reference entries provided
Don't know whether this helps but
Ana Vozone

  

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ogive (vaulted) arches


Explanation:
ogive (vaulted) arches

Nick Taylor
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Asker: Thks Nick! I believe a perfectly acceptable answer except in this context, i believe it is a sort of domed capping on the crest of the dam wall. Always grateful your ever present support though.


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Ogive


Explanation:
OGIVA => Ogive

Ogive
An ogive is the roundly tapered end of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional object. Ogive curves and surfaces are used in engineering, architecture and woodworking. Wikipedia

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 15:32
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Thanks gret answer!
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Asker: Thanks great explanation!

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ogee / ogee-crested spillway


Explanation:
design of ogee spillway

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https://www.usbr.gov/tsc/techreferences/designstandards-data...

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http://ponce.sdsu.edu/onlineogeerating.php


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https://s3-sa-east-1.amazonaws.com/ofitexto.arquivos/sumario...

Example sentence(s):
  • uncontrolled ogee crest research

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Colin Bowles
Brazil
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Asker: Colin thks yr. feedback! I think ogee-crested spillway, does the trick within this context!

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Reference comments


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Reference: Don't know whether this helps but

Reference information:
The east and west abutment monoliths are each 60-feet thick with a triangular cross-section. Conversely, each of the spillway monoliths are 52-feet thick and have an ogival, or "S"-shaped, cross-section (see photograph 1).

http://www.wvculture.org/shpo/nr/pdf/taylor/95000763.pdf

Ana Vozone
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Asker: Thank you Ana - yes v helpfull!!!

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