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HYDRAULIC LIME [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
CONT

This is a variety of calcined limestone which ... absorbs water ... and yields a paste ... that hardens under water. Hydraulic limes are obtained by burning impure limestones

French

Domaine(s)
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
CONT

Les chaux hydrauliques sont ainsi nommées parce qu'elles possèdent la propriété très importante de durcir non seulement à l'air et dans les lieux humides, mais aussi sous l'eau.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Argamasas y masillas (Construcción)
DEF

Variedad de cal calcinada que en forma de polvo absorbe agua sin hincharse ni calentarse, y origina un cemento que se endurece con el agua.

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