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FLOOR CREEP [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mining Operations
DEF

The upward heave of the floor beds after a coal seam has been extracted.

CONT

... creep or heave in roadways necessitate costly repair operations called ripping.

Key term(s)
  • boiling up

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exploitation minière
CONT

Dans les galeries, l'écrasement et le soufflage du mur entraînent des travaux d'entretien coûteux qui s'appellent recarrage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Explotación minera
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