Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
incisione valliva
English translation:
incised valley
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Italian term
incisione valliva
Italian to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
The text describes the construction of a tunnel: "La criticità dell’intero lotto è rappresentata dall’attraversamento dell’incisione valliva della Vallarsa ove la copertura raggiunge il minimo di 70 m, di cui quasi 55 m,....." Does this mean it crosses the section of the valley?
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| 3 +1 | incised valley |
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| 3 | valley trough |
Michele Armellini
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incised valley
The channel or valley formed by fluvial systems that extend their channels basinward and erode into underlying strata in response to a relative fall in sea level. Incised valleys can be up to several hundred feet deep and range in width from a half mile to many tens of miles.
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Michele Armellini
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valley trough
No, significa che il tunnel passa _sotto_ la valle - la presenza di un "trough" tra le montagne, rappresentato dalla valle, rende più difficile il lavoro.
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| Grazie One-L Michele |
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