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HERCULITE [2 records]

Record 1 1989-07-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Preparation and Mixing
  • Road Construction Materials
DEF

... lightweight aggregate, variously known as herculite or haydite, ... produced by passing a crushed shale through a rotary kiln at about 2000 degrees F ... Herculite is used [ to replace stone aggregates ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fabrication du béton
  • Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
CONT

bétons à agrégats expansés: béton à agrégats légers tels que les argiles expansées, Schiste expansé, perlite, laitiers expansés.

CONT

Autres granulats expansés : 1. Le liège aggloméré expansé pur. (...) 2. Le polystyrène expansé Styropor. (...) 3. Le schiste expansé, selon la même technique que l'argile : exemple, le "Granulex". 4. Le verre expansé (...)

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insurance
  • Fire, Accidents, Miscellaneous Risks (Insur.)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Assurances
  • Incendies, accidents et risques divers (Assur.)

Spanish

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