funderingskoffer

English translation: foundations

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Flemish term or phrase:funderingskoffer
English translation:foundations
Entered by: Michael Beijer

12:30 Mar 5, 2013
Flemish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Flemish term or phrase: funderingskoffer
my context:

'• Maak een funderingskoffer die geen voedzame bestanddelen bevat en het water vlot draineert.' +

'3. Plaatsen van de funderingskoffer.'

Text is about a gravel stabilisation system made of honeycomb sheets. The 'funderingskoffer' shouldn't contain any nutritive constituents so as to prevent weed growth. I think it's basically the shape they dig out for the foundation of the gravel stabilisation system sheets...

My text is Belgian, and I only get Belgian hits.
Michael Beijer
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:25
foundations (laying)
Explanation:
From the context I can see on other sites that use this word, I think that they simply mean laying foundations. The fact that it is a 'koffer' shape or box-shape, probably wouldn't need to be specified in English as foundations are usually box-shaped anyway.
I can't see any evidence for a literal translation (foundation box) being used although I did look and kept getting sites selling Asian Dub Foundation Box sets...
I've seen it mentioned on a few sites as well (mainly Belgian as you say) and the fact that most mention 'funderingskoffer graven/uitgraven' leads me to believe that they are talking about digging a hole to lay foundations:

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Je begint met een funderingskoffer te graven van ongeveer 20 à 25 cm diep. Hierin spreidt je een laag van 10 à 15 cm zandcement. Dit is zand ...


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Uitgravingen voor funderingskoffer (wegenisbeton) ..................................................... ......................................11. B.18. Uitgravingen voor funderingskoffer (fietspaden) .

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20 août 2012 – Zodra de funderingskoffer is uitgegraven zal er een officieel startmoment voorzien worden waarop pers, partners, sportclubs, scholen, zullen ...
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Marie-Helene Dubois
Spain
Local time: 22:25
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Thanks, Marie-Helene!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2foundations (laying)
Marie-Helene Dubois
Summary of reference entries provided
koffer uitgraven: clearing space
Lianne van de Ven

Discussion entries: 3





  

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foundations (laying)


Explanation:
From the context I can see on other sites that use this word, I think that they simply mean laying foundations. The fact that it is a 'koffer' shape or box-shape, probably wouldn't need to be specified in English as foundations are usually box-shaped anyway.
I can't see any evidence for a literal translation (foundation box) being used although I did look and kept getting sites selling Asian Dub Foundation Box sets...
I've seen it mentioned on a few sites as well (mainly Belgian as you say) and the fact that most mention 'funderingskoffer graven/uitgraven' leads me to believe that they are talking about digging a hole to lay foundations:

Re: hoe een pad aanleggen?Jan's Tuinboek - Online planten en ...www.atuin.be › ForumEn cache - Traduire cette page
+1 de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler
1 message - 1 auteur - 9 févr. 2010
Je begint met een funderingskoffer te graven van ongeveer 20 à 25 cm diep. Hierin spreidt je een laag van 10 à 15 cm zandcement. Dit is zand ...


KDT Admin DC 3https://enot.publicprocurement.be/enot.../viewNoticeDocument... de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler
Format de fichier: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - Afficher
Uitgravingen voor funderingskoffer (wegenisbeton) ..................................................... ......................................11. B.18. Uitgravingen voor funderingskoffer (fietspaden) .

Gooik :: Start werkzaamheden aanleg van buitensportterreinen in ...www.gooik.be/rd9ewil812mhjc0mhjc1rh.aspxEn cache - Traduire cette page
+1 de vous en mode public pour ce contenu Annuler
20 août 2012 – Zodra de funderingskoffer is uitgegraven zal er een officieel startmoment voorzien worden waarop pers, partners, sportclubs, scholen, zullen ...


Marie-Helene Dubois
Spain
Local time: 22:25
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks, Marie-Helene!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lianne van de Ven: Apparently this is called foundation...? I always thought foundation involved structure, not "empty space"...
3 hrs
  -> thanks

agree  writeaway: yup, it's got nothing to do with the shape. it's the earthwork
3 hrs
  -> thanks writeaway
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Reference comments


3 hrs
Reference: koffer uitgraven: clearing space

Reference information:
Not sure how to best translate this, but the "koffer" is really the "cleared space" (sort of the "holding space") before installing any structure, be it slab, brick, pavement, etc.

Here they speak of "koffer uitgraven":
http://www.brico.be/wabs/nl/bouwliefhebber/print/2440/een-op...

The best equivalent I can think of is subgrade preparation, although that includes more than just clearing the space:
http://www.pavementinteractive.org/article/subgrade-preparat...


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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-03-05 16:42:24 GMT)
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In addition: if you look at the activities included to install gravel in this pdf (plaatsing funderingskoffer), it implies this involves clearing the space before the installation of pavement, slab, gravel, etc.
http://www.bestratingsgids.be/nidagravel.pdf

Lianne van de Ven
United States
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in DutchDutch
Note to reference poster
Asker: Thanks Lianne! plaatsing funderingskoffer = (basically) digging the foundation

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