Difference between revisions of "Drainage"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | Removal of surface or sub-surface water from an area, either naturally or artificially. Drainage methods are used worldwide to reclaim wet, swampy, or marshy regions. Methods to drain a region include grading, increased soil percolation, drain pipes, or pumping. [ | + | Removal of surface or sub-surface water from an area, either naturally or artificially. Drainage methods are used worldwide to reclaim wet, swampy, or marshy regions. Methods to drain a region include grading, increased soil percolation, drain pipes, or pumping. [[Geotextile|Geotextiles]] are often used to prevent erosion of fine particles. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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land drainage; water drainage; runoff; soil percolation | land drainage; water drainage; runoff; soil percolation | ||
| − | == | + | ==Resources and Citations== |
| − | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, | + | * Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000 |
| − | * Wikipedia | + | * Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:41, 24 July 2022
Description
Removal of surface or sub-surface water from an area, either naturally or artificially. Drainage methods are used worldwide to reclaim wet, swampy, or marshy regions. Methods to drain a region include grading, increased soil percolation, drain pipes, or pumping. Geotextiles are often used to prevent erosion of fine particles.
Synonyms and Related Terms
land drainage; water drainage; runoff; soil percolation
Resources and Citations
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drainage (Accessed Mar. 1, 2006)