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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

rempietement de quais

English translation:

underpinnings of the quay wall

Added to glossary by Adjoa des Bordes
Mar 1, 2009 23:48
15 yrs ago
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French term

rempietement de quais

French to English Bus/Financial Transport / Transportation / Shipping
port infrastructure
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 underpinnings of the dock
4 repairs to/renovation of the quay walls
3 pier foundation
3 pier substructure reinforcement
3 pier foundation repair
References
underpinning

Discussion

Bourth (X) Mar 2, 2009:
There might not actually be footings, if its a steel sheetpile wall for instance, and if they are dredging the harbour deeper, it would be more than just "repair". Send me to inspect the project site and I'll tell you!
kashew Mar 2, 2009:
Can't see anything wrong with repairing footings. Yes, maybe they are underpinning - asker doesn't give us much to go on.
Bourth (X) Mar 2, 2009:
Same principle as "footings", but I'm far from sure "footing" is said for post facto work, whereas "underpinning" is by definition post facto (and need not be partial ("pins") as it was originally).
kashew Mar 2, 2009:
You could be more specific with "footings" then? The name's Kashew by the way.
Graham macLachlan Mar 2, 2009:
Morning Hawkesy, I think the TLF definition in my answer makes it pretty clear as to what rempiètement/rempiétement means
kashew Mar 2, 2009:
Context please - or everyone is guessing!

Proposed translations

+2
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underpinnings of the dock

instead of dock also: quay or wharf or pier
Peer comment(s):
agree Bourth (X) : underpinning of quay wall
10 hrs
thanks a lot
agree B D Finch : "underpinning", not "underpinnings" and, as Bourth says, "quay wall", not "dock".
10 hrs
thank you, also for the correction !
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, underpinning of the quay wall is good. "
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pier foundation

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pier substructure reinforcement

Hello,

It might be that.

I think that "rempiètement" has to do with the reinforcement of something.

quais = piers?

I hope this helps.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2009-03-02 02:00:56 GMT)
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rempiètement = reinforcing the substructure of some structure
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pier foundation repair

pier foundation repair
rempietement - The strengthening or finishing of the foundations of a work; generally this operation is done by underpinning
Ref:
http://books.google.co.in/books?id=tWvOUz1QiAAC&pg=PA531&lpg...
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repairs to/renovation of the quay walls

Rempiétement, rempiètement, subst. masc., constr.
Reprise en sous-œuvre de la partie inférieure ou pied d'un mur.
TLF

Reprise en sous-œuvre.
Réfection des parties dégradées d'un mur, d'un pilier, tout en épargnant les parties qui sont en bon état.
TLF

In addition to underwater survey and repair of the quay wall itself...
www.sadleir.co.uk/stclpages/m_guinea_en.html

The City Council has been working with the Ouseburn Consortium to enclose the Spillers Quay site and secure the renovation of the Quay Wall. ...
www.newcastle.gov.uk/.../Enclosure of the Spillers Quay Sit...

Renovate
1. verb trans. Repair; restore by replacing lost or damaged parts; make new again. E16.
OED
Peer comment(s):
neutral kashew : You could be more specific with "footings" then? The name's Kashew by the way.
4 hrs
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Reference comments

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Reference:

underpinning

As "rempiètement" suggests, it's an operation of reconstructing the foot/foundation of the wall. In quay walls, this becames necessary because of natural settlement over the years, particularly aggravated by larger ships berthing, or because of scour beneath the quay wall as a result of more powerful engines, or because the harbour has to be dredged deeper to allow larger ships to berth.

Underpinning thus involves building downwards beneath an existing structure. Typically it might be by means of grouting (drilling a hole from the surface and injecting the foundation with cement).

Le rempiétement des quais (EXTENSION DU RIDEAU sous-fluvial et APPROFONDISSEMENT DES SOUILLES), qui constitue la seconde phase de l’opération, ...
aquitaine.fr/salle-de-presse/communiques-de-presse/archives/2002.../commission-permanente-du-30-septembre-2002... –

Improvement of Quay Wall Stability. Stabilization of a gravity quay wall from ... in many ports worldwide for UNDERPINNING existing old gravity quay walls. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0471412740...

These have included installation of ground anchors to support the West Quay sheet pile wall, design of a steel pile UNDERPINNING system for ...
www.beckettrankine.com/index.php?Itemid=96&id=143&option=co...

The quay extension comprised tied steel sheetpile construction with a granular ... Removal of unsuitable material and UNDERPINNING of the quay wall in mass ...
www.atkinsireland.ie/water-proj-10.html
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree B D Finch
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