Glossary · Laying methods and geometry
direct burial
Cable laid in soil without a duct.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 | direct burial | the research's English term |
| Türkçe | toprağa doğrudan döşeme | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Deutsch | Erdverlegung | Meinhart Kabel, Technische Listen und Tabellen p. 26 (maker's catalogue) |
| Nederlands | direct ingraven | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Svenska | direktförläggning i mark | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Français | pose en pleine terre | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Español | enterramiento directo | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Dansk | direkte nedgravning | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Norsk | direkte nedgraving | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Suomi | suora maa-asennus | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Italiano | posa interrata | Comcavi, scheda RG7H1OZR p. 1 (maker's catalogue) |
| Română | pozare direct în pământ | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Polski | ułożenie bezpośrednio w ziemi | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Čeština | uložení přímo v zemi | our own translation (typical practice) |
| Русский | прокладка непосредственно в земле | our own translation (typical practice) |
Used in the laying guide
LV PVC power cables · LV XLPE power cables · LV armoured cables · Medium voltage cables · North American cables
Related terms
duct (protective pipe) · duct bank · expansion loop · fire stop · flat formation · flushing-in (jetting) · half pipe · horizontal directional drilling (HDD)
Sources
- Our own wording, from the rules of the laying and handling research (typical practice)
- Meinhart Kabel, Technische Listen und Tabellen: Meinhart Kabel, Technische Listen und Tabellen (catalogue section, German) (maker's catalogue)
- Comcavi, scheda RG7H1OZR: Comcavi, scheda tecnica cavo media tensione RG7H1OZR 6/10 to 18/30 kV (Italian and English) (maker's catalogue)
Definitions are short and in our own words; for a given job the cable's standard and the maker's instructions decide.