"waterbar" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1973, Information Series - Volumes 7-13",
          "text": "Most waterbar spacing, however, is in the magnitude of 80 - 120 feet.",
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        {
          "ref": "1980, United States. Bureau of Land Management. Casper District, Buffalo resource area oil and gas environmental assessment, page 152",
          "text": "With waterbar placement every 20 feet, in addition to mulching, the expected erosion would be less than 1 ton per acre, well within the tolerance level.",
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        {
          "ref": "1987, Thomas H. Mikkelsen, Donald B. Neuwirth, Jake Widman, Public Beaches: An Owners' Manual, page 29",
          "text": "The angle at which the waterbar lies across a trail is important. Too close to the perpendicular, and silt will build up behind the waterbar; too small an angle will cause the trail to wash out.",
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        "A barrier built across a steeply sloping road or trail in order to direct the flow of water and prevent erosion; waterbreak."
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          "steep",
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          "sloping",
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        [
          "road",
          "road"
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        [
          "trail",
          "trail"
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          "flow",
          "flow"
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          "water",
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          "erosion",
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          "ref": "1968, Peter L. Critchell, Joints and cracks in concrete, page 93",
          "text": "A valve type of waterbar therefore is maintained in the stressed condition caused by shrinkage of the concrete during setting.",
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        {
          "ref": "1973, Engineering Equipment Users Association., The Use of Plastics Materials in Building, page 21",
          "text": "It is essential to prevent distortion of the waterbar before and during concreting; to some extent this can be ensured by the use of clips, attached to the dumb-bell and wired to the reinforcement.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2013, Roy Chudley, Roger Greeno, Building Construction Handbook, page 293",
          "text": "A suitable waterbar should be incorporated in the joint to prevent the ingress of water.",
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        "Waterstop."
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