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hollow tile [1 record]

Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

A hollow building block of concrete or burnt clay used for making partitions, exterior walls, or suspended floors or roofs.

CONT

Concrete or burnt clay hollow building blocks are used for making partitions or external walls or for forming reinforced concrete hollow-tile floors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
DEF

Élément creux de maçonnerie pour murs extérieurs ou cloisons, ou employé comme matériau de construction pour former les planchers.

CONT

La brique dite «B 1» est un bloc creux de grand format à perforations horizontales pour murs extérieurs enduits. Elle peut être porteuse ou de remplissage.

OBS

parpaing : Par extension, désigne aujourd'hui le bloc de béton de granulats, plein ou creux, dit aggloméré, ou plot [...]

Spanish

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