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CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-07-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction
OBS

construction equipment: term standardized by Environment Canada and the Translation Bureau for use in the Black Carbon Inventory.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction
OBS

équipement de construction : terme normalisé par Environnement Canada et le Bureau de la traduction dans le cadre de l'inventaire de carbone noir.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción
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Record 2 1989-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Site Equipment
DEF

A wide variety of relatively heavy machines which perform specific construction (or demolition) functions under power. The power plant ... is commonly an integral part of an individual machine, although in some cases it is contained in a separate prime mover, for example, a towed wagon or roller. It is customary to classify construction machines in accordance with their functions such as hoisting, excavating, hauling, grading, paving, drilling, or pile driving.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel de chantier
CONT

En site neuf, on procède dans un premier temps au décapage de la terre végétale impropre à la construction et à son stockage - de préférence sur le chantier - pour sa réutilisation ultérieure en aménagement d'espaces verts. L'opération suivante consiste à régler la surface du terrain au niveau choisi, en procédant par déblai ou remblai, à l'aide d'engins de chantier à grand rendement : niveleuses, bouteurs, décapeuses classiques ou à élévateurs, qui défoncent, rechargent, évacuent les déblais avec la précision, la puissance et la vitesse nécessaires.

Spanish

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