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Record 1 1989-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
CONT

Unshrinkable fill is a controlled density backfill material made from Portland cement, water, fine and coarse aggregates.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
OBS

"Shrinkage factor" : facteur de retrait.

OBS

"Fill" : remblai.

OBS

"Cut-and-fill" : tranchée et remblai.

OBS

"Retrait" : diminution de volume des matériaux à base de liants hydrauliques.

OBS

"Irrétrécissabilité" : Propriété des tissus possédant une stabilité dimensionnelle au lavage. (...) Chimiquement, on provoque la formation, sur le tissu (...), d'une résine qui le stabilise dimensionnellement. L'irrétrécissabilité absolue n'existe pas : un retrait inférieur à 1,5 % permet cette désignation.

Spanish

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