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Record 1 2021-04-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shallow Foundations
  • Ports
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

A structure, usually of timbers sunk in water through filling with stone, that [serves] as the foundation for a structure built atop it.

OBS

cribwork, crib: designations officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • crib-work

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations normales
  • Ports
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

[...] au lieu d'être supporté par des pieux ou des pilotis, le quai s'appuie solidement sur une série d'encoffrements, c'est-à-dire des [...] caissons constitués de pièces de bois superposées et remplis de pierres [...]

OBS

caisson à claire-voie : désignation uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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