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flooding

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EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 688390 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain fire and natural forcesdisasters of natural originEarth Sciences - Geography - Universe
  • overflowing by water of the normal confines of a stream or other body of water, or accumulation of water by drainage over areas which are not normally submerged
  • large amount of water covering land which is normally dry (caused by melting snow, heavy rain, high tides, storms, etc.)
  • a physical measure provided naturally by the annual flooding especially of the deltaic regions
üleujutus
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  • Seletuskirjas peab olema ... maardla kaitse tagamine ehitise rajamise ja ekspluateerimisega seotud ohtude (nt. üleujutus, tulekahju vm.) eest.
flood preferred
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  • Insurance premiums (fire, flood, etc.) for the buildings in owner occupation, which in the case of tenant farming are normally paid by the landlord.
flooding

EKI terminibaas Esterm

ID 725996 Last modified 30.12.2004
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Domain maritime traffic; seaborne traffic
vee sissevool preferred
flooding
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  • The final conditions of the ship after damage and, in the case of unsymmetrical flooding, after equalisation measures have been taken shall be as follows: .1 in the case of symmetrical flooding there shall be a positive residual metacentric height of at least 50 mm as calculated by the constant displacement method;
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envahissement
vuoto

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