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heavy and highway construction [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-10-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Civil Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- heavy and highway construction
1, record 1, English, heavy%20and%20highway%20construction
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- heavy-construction and highway field 2, record 1, English, heavy%2Dconstruction%20and%20highway%20field
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Building construction consists of projects such as office buildings, industrial plants, commercial buildings, and manufacturing plants. Heavy and highway construction projects include roadways, sewage treatment plants, and bridges. 1, record 1, English, - heavy%20and%20highway%20construction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Although there is an element of risk in all forms of contracting, it is in the heavy-construction and highway field that this factor is predominant. ... Not the least of the heavy-construction and highway contractor's problems are those created by soil conditions. 2, record 1, English, - heavy%20and%20highway%20construction
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Construction industry. ... Industry structure. According to the work they do, contractors are classified as highway, heavy construction, general building (including home builders as a subdivision), and special trade contractors. 1, record 1, English, - heavy%20and%20highway%20construction
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génie civil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Travaux publics
1, record 1, French, Travaux%20publics
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- T.P. 1, record 1, French, T%2EP%2E
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les différentes branches des Travaux publics. (...) ensemble des ouvrages d'art et d'équipement industriel de toutes dimensions : ponts, barrages, ossatures industrielles, réservoirs, silos, égouts, etc. (...) travaux de terrassement généraux constituant par eux-mêmes l'ouvrage (digue, canal, etc.) ou préliminaires à sa construction; (...) fondations spéciales (...) travaux souterrains (tunnels ferroviaires et routiers, canaux, usines souterraines, etc.). (...) Ouvrages réalisés en site maritime ou fluvial. (...) Routes; pistes d'aérodromes; sols des ensembles sportifs. Voies ferrées et leurs équipements. Utilisation de l'eau; équipement des abattoirs; traitement des ordures ménagères. Equipement des centrales de production électrique (...) Canalisations pour le transport à longue distance de fluides de toute nature; chauffage urbain. Ouvrages d'art et d'équipement industriel (...) réalisés en construction métallique. 1, record 1, French, - Travaux%20publics
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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