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TRASH CHUTE [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Chutes, Spouts and Conveyors
DEF

A temporary shaft used during the construction of a multistoried building for debris removal.

CONT

Cleaning. Each trade is expected to clean up and remove his rubbish from the work area as the work progresses. In the interest of economy the rubbish chute, material hoist, and removal equipment are usually available for use by all contractors, who are then charged for their use.

Key term(s)
  • debris chute
  • debris shaft

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Convoyeurs et goulottes (Manutention)
DEF

Sur un chantier, conduit d'évacuation de déblais.

DEF

Conduit carré en bois qui, partant du point le plus élevé d'une construction, va porter les déblais jusqu'en bas.

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-12-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Building Elements
DEF

An enclosed vertical passageway in a building used for transferring trash ... by gravity to a room at the bottom, or to an interface to a compactor.

CONT

Waste chutes and handling systems ... General access gravity type. This type of waste chute consists of an enclosed vertical passageway in a building leading to a storage or compacting room, with transfer accomplished by gravity only.

Key term(s)
  • chute

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Éléments du bâtiment
DEF

Dispositif destiné à l'évacuation par gravité des ordures ménagères qui est constitué généralement d'une tuyauterie verticale d'un fort diamètre comportant des vidoirs, et qui aboutit à sa partie basse dans un récipient de stockage.

CONT

Il existe deux systèmes d'évacuation des déchets au moyen des vide-ordures. Celui par voie sèche [...] [et] le système par voie humide [...] Les vide-ordures de ce [dernier] type, ou éviers-vidoirs, sont situés dans les cuisines.

OBS

"Dévaloir" : terme utilisé en Suisse, selon LAROG 1982, v. 3, p. 3191.

Key term(s)
  • descente
  • colonne vide-ordures

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Elementos de edificios
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