Glossary · Laying methods and geometry
backfill
Material returned into the trench above the protection layer.Sources: Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
Names in other languages
| Language | Term | Where the name comes from |
|---|---|---|
| English | backfill | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | geri dolgu | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Verfüllung | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Nederlands | aanvulling | Synergrid G5/05 p. 4 (quoted by others) |
| Svenska | återfyllning | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 466-09-10 (read in the standard) |
| Français | remblai | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 466-09-10 (read in the standard) |
| Español | relleno | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 466-09-10 (read in the standard) |
| Dansk | tilfyldning | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | tilbakefylling | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 466-09-10 (read in the standard) |
| Suomi | täytemaa | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 466-09-10 (read in the standard) |
| Italiano | reinterro | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 466-09-10 (read in the standard) |
| Română | umplutură | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | zasyp rodzimy | IEC 60050 (Electropedia) IEV 466-09-10 (read in the standard) |
| Čeština | zásyp | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | обратная засыпка | our own translation (typical practice) |
Used in the laying guide
Medium voltage cables · High voltage cables
Related terms
trench · bedding · bending template (former) · building entry seal · cable cleat · cable gland · cable ladder · cable laying
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- Synergrid G5/05: Synergrid (Belgian federation of network operators), G5/05 Sleuven en herbestrating, version 11/2000, withdrawn (Dutch) (quoted by others)
- IEC 60050 (Electropedia): IEC 60050, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV), on Electropedia: the terms an entry gives in each language (read in the standard)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.