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Jan 29, 2009 19:29
15 yrs ago
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English term

no further advances have been taken but proper installation of the rock support.

English Tech/Engineering Geology field, engineering geology
It's a memorandum about a field. Wht's the meaning of it?
Responses
4 missing "for the"

Discussion

Ken Cox Jan 29, 2009:
Agree with the above. The intended meaning of 'advances' might also be 'improvements' or 'further measures', but in any case the sentence structure is not natural or normal English.
Paul Merriam Jan 29, 2009:
Fully concur. If asking the author is a viable option, I recommend it.
Jochen König Jan 29, 2009:
Either your field is situated at a cliff, or a tunnel was dug beneath it. In geo-engineering, rock support is the support of open faces of rock to prevent them from collapsing.
Anton Baer Jan 29, 2009:
Sounds like a translation into English. Original meaning probably something like "nothing other than proper installation of the rock supports has been carried out." More context may help.

Responses

3 hrs

missing "for the"

"no further advances have been taken but for the proper installation of the rock support."

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-01-30 00:20:29 GMT)
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Meaning nothing else has been done but rectifying the rock support installation. (Maybe a rock wall?)
Peer comment(s):
neutral Ken Cox : even with that, it would be rather poetic English for an engineering report
39 mins
It is just a informal memorandum about a field.
neutral B D Finch : As Ken says, far too literary/archaic.
15 hrs
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