pervious surface

Norwegian translation: drenerende dekke

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English term or phrase:pervious surface
Norwegian translation:drenerende dekke

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12:25 Mar 13, 2009
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Additional field(s): Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: pervious surface
Definition from Livable Communities Coalition:
A pervious surface is one that allows water to filter into the ground, which enables natural groundwater to recharge, helps with filtration of pollutants, and reduces erosion and flooding. The use of pervious asphalt and concrete for parking lots, roads and sidewalks is an important part stormwater management that conserves precious natural resources.

Example sentence(s):
  • In cold climates (like Minnesota) snow fall on an existing pervious parking area usually disappears on its own before snow on the adjacent, darker colored, impervious suface. Manual snow removal from this pervious surface has seldom been necessary. In the LEED
  • When rains fall on these pervious surface, it washes the accumulated road oil, grease, and rubber dust into storm drains, and from there directly into streams and rivers, untreated. Greatstreets
  • Clogging of any pervious surface can be a concern. It is highly unlikely a majority of any pervious surface will become 100% clogged. Water will always seek the next point of infiltration. Smokey Point Concrete
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drenerende dekke
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I tillegg kan man bedre kjøreforholdene ved mørkekjøring vha lyst steinmateriale eller dempe støyen ved å lage et mer finkornet og åpent/drenerende dekke
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drenerende dekke


Definition from own experience or research:
I tillegg kan man bedre kjøreforholdene ved mørkekjøring vha lyst steinmateriale eller dempe støyen ved å lage et mer finkornet og åpent/drenerende dekke

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  • Porøse, drenerende dekker testet i prosjektet gir støyreduksjon i størrelsesorden 5-9 dB(A). - SINTEF  

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Terje Ostgaard
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Native speaker of: Norwegian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Yes  Svein Hartwig Djaerff: Hola Terje, I think this is close enough to bull's eye ;)
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Yes  Solfrid Lokslid: Et godt forslag
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