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mustire

English translation: seepage

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Romanian term or phrase:mustire
English translation:seepage
Entered by: Cosmin Băduleţeanu

15:20 Jul 23, 2012
Romanian to English translations [PRO]
Science - Geography / cercetare geotehnică
Romanian term or phrase: mustire
Din precizările referitoare la apa subterană, ataşate unei cercetări geotehnice:

"... nivelele acviferelor au cote diferite, ceea ce face ca la baza taluzului respectiv să apară zone de mustiri sau de izvorâre (de cele mai multe ori difuză) care menţin o umiditate ridicată a terenului adiacent."
Cosmin Băduleţeanu
Romania
Local time: 05:33
seepage
Explanation:
Despre asta cred că e vorba, nu despre sol îmbibat cu apă.

MUSTÍ, pers. 3 mustește, vb. IV. 1. (Despre lichide) A se ivi (din abundență), a ieși la suprafață. 2. A fi plin de sevă sau de alt lichid; a fi îmbibat. – Din must.

seepage, in soil engineering, movement of water in soils, often a critical problem in building foundations. Seepage depends on several factors, including permeability of the soil and the pressure gradient, essentially the combination of forces acting on water through gravity and other factors.
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Cristina Crişan
Romania
Local time: 05:33
Grading comment
mulţumesc, MCristy :)
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seepage


Explanation:
Despre asta cred că e vorba, nu despre sol îmbibat cu apă.

MUSTÍ, pers. 3 mustește, vb. IV. 1. (Despre lichide) A se ivi (din abundență), a ieși la suprafață. 2. A fi plin de sevă sau de alt lichid; a fi îmbibat. – Din must.

seepage, in soil engineering, movement of water in soils, often a critical problem in building foundations. Seepage depends on several factors, including permeability of the soil and the pressure gradient, essentially the combination of forces acting on water through gravity and other factors.


    Reference: http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/532497/seepage
    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soil_mechanics
Cristina Crişan
Romania
Local time: 05:33
Native speaker of: Romanian
PRO pts in category: 16
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mulţumesc, MCristy :)

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