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Record 1 1999-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slabs and Floor Surfacing (Building Elements)
DEF

A layer of mortar 2 to 7 cm thick, laid to finish a floor surface or as a bed for floor tiles....

CONT

[Concrete] floors may be poured as single monolithic slabs or they may be composed of a base slab covered by a topping.

CONT

Concrete floors. A concrete topping may be applied to a concrete structural slab before or after the base has hardened.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dallages et chapes (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Ouvrage en mortier de ciment surfacé, réalisé au sol sur une forme-support; cet ouvrage a une double fonction : mettre le sol au niveau général voulu, ou en retrait du nu final nécessité par la pose éventuelle d'un revêtement, et lui donner une bonne planéité générale; la confection des chapes permet aussi de créer, si nécessaire, les légères pentes nécessaires à l'écoulement des eaux.

Spanish

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