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General


Manhole covers in Argentina are usually made of metal and are either round , rectangular or square in shape.
The pavement surrounding round covers installed on sidewalks often adjusts to the contour of the cover .

No colored covers were found in Argentina, and golden-colored covers are also very rare .

City emblems generally appear only on covers used for informational purposes, marking places and historical events .

In many cases, the purpose of the cover is not indicated. Communication covers usually bear the name or logo of the telecommunications company , water covers show the name of the water company , or in the case of fire hydrants, the word INCENDIO (fire) or BOMBEROS (firefighters) .

Manufacturers
The covers are produced by local manufacturers such as API S.A. , Redisan , and others.
Many covers were made by the Spanish manufacturer Fabregas , or by international manufacturers such as Norinco and PAm .

Standards
The European standard EN124 and its associated load classes (D400, B125..) appear on covers found in Argentina .
In addition, the Spanish UNE standard , the international SGS standard , and others can also be found.
Number of covers:
49 (Of these, 0 are best covers)
In the following shapes (4 shapes):
Circle (33)Rectangle (10)Square (5)Square round corners (1)
Materials (3 Materials):
Metal (45)Concrete / Stone (2)Metal and Concrete (2)
In the following categories (5 categories):
Unknown (23) Cable / Comm. (11) Water (11) Drainage (2) Info (2)
Which include the following standards (8 standards):
EN124 (14) D400 - Heavy load - roads and sidewalks (11) UNE - Spain (5) B125 - Light to moderate load - sidewalks or cars parking (4) SGS (3) ICMQ (2) Kitemark (2) NF (1)
In the following Cities (5 cities):
Buenos Aires (33) El Calafate (7) Ushuaia (5) El Chaltén (3) Tigre (Buenos Aires) (1)
Made by manufacturers (7 manufacturers):
Fabregas (4) API S.A. (2) Norinco (2) Redisan (2) ej Group (1) Kormat (1) Pam (1)
Used by (11 clients):
OSN - Argentina (10) Aguas Argentinas (4) AySA - Argentina (4) Buenos Aires Municipality (3) Redisan (3) ENTel - Argentina (2) TELECOM Argentina (2) Telefónica (2) AT&T (1) S.P.S.E. (1) Telemex (1)
Taken by (2 photographers):
Tani Shavit (27) Shimon Cohen (22)

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