Glossary entry

Deutsch term or phrase:

druckwasserdicht (Grundwasser)

Englisch translation:

resistant/impermeable to ground-water pressure

Added to glossary by John Jory
May 6, 2009 13:23
16 yrs ago
Deutsch term

druckwasserdicht

Deutsch > Englisch Technik Bauwesen/Hochbau/Tiefbau
Es geht um eine Beschichtung, die bis ca. 7 bar not druckwasserdicht ist...

Ernst suggests: impermeable to presswater...
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May 6, 2009 14:25: Steffen Walter changed "Language pair" from "Deutsch > Englisch" to "Englisch > Deutsch"

May 6, 2009 14:25: Steffen Walter changed "Language pair" from "Englisch > Deutsch" to "Deutsch > Englisch"

May 6, 2009 14:26: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Sonstige" to "Technik"

May 8, 2009 09:15: John Jory Created KOG entry

Discussion

John Jory May 7, 2009:
presswater (Ernst) The term "presswater" is not confirmed by Google:<br>a) on non-German sites<br>b) in the relevant context

Proposed translations

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resistant/impermeable to ground-water pressure

Assuming that ground-water pressure is involved.
Plenty of references to ground-water pressure in the assumed context.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks, John, I used a slight variation of your suggestion. Thank you to everybody."
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Watertight against pressurised water

As opposed to non-pressurised water, such as falling rain. Pressurised water is in the ground, sometimes referred to as ground water.
Note from asker:
Thanks, that's very helpful as I also have the term "nicht drückendes Wasser", which would then be non-pressurised water...
Peer comment(s):

agree Ruth Wöhlk : yessss...
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15 Min.

density of confined ground water

In the geotechnical dictionary, confined ground water is subject to material of low permeability.
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16 Min.

pressure-sealed

The present invention relates to a pressure-sealed threaded connection for .... Versuche haben eine Druckdichtigkeit bei Flüssigkeiten bis 14 bar und ...
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Impermeable to water under pressure

one often specifies coatings which are water resistant up to certain pressures but I think impermeable describes it better in this case.
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2 Stunden

water pressure tight

sealed tight against water pressure up to 7 bars. This is the simple expression as I know it from the construction field.
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3 Stunden

resistance to water pressure

http://www.bgpol.co.il/catalog/catalog.cgi?lag=english&prona...
Technical Data:
Resistance to positive water pressure: 7 bar
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