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field investigation [4 records]

Record 1 2000-08-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

Terminology used by Citizenship and Immigration Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Toute fonction d'investigation accomplie hors d'un environnement sécuritaire, par exemple au domicile de l'intéressé ou chez son employeur.

OBS

Terminologie employée par Citoyenneté et Immigration Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Statistical Surveys

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sondages et enquêtes (Statistique)

Spanish

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Record 3 1992-02-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Security
CONT

The McDonald Commission had earlier noted, especially in the area of field investigations undertaken during a security assessment, that such investigations are primarily a personnel function in a security context, not a security intelligence function.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité
CONT

La Commission McDonald avait signalé auparavant que les enquêtes sur place relatives aux habilitations de sécurité relevaient avant tout de services du personnel situés dans un contexte sécuritaire, et non d'un service de renseignement pour la sécurité.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

A test to determine soil properties performed on the ground, in a borehole, trial pit, or trench as opposed to a laboratory test on a sample. It may be a soil density test, vane test or a dynamic penetration test.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Les techniques les plus souvent employées [...] interviennent sur le terrain (essais «in-situ») et en laboratoire. Les essais «in-situ» consistent à sonder le sol à différentes profondeurs grâce, le plus souvent, à deux instruments : le pénétromètre [...] [et] le pressiomètre muni d'une sonde à membrane.

Spanish

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