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DRY JOINT [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Refractory Materials (Metallurgy)
  • Furnaces and Ovens (Metallurgy)
DEF

Space left in brickwork to accommodate the expansion which occurs on heating the furnace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux réfractaires (Métallurgie)
  • Fours (Métallurgie)
DEF

Intervalle laissé dans un briquetage pour permettre la dilatation qui se produit au chauffage du four.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales refractarios (Metalurgia)
  • Hornos (Metalurgia)
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Record 2 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
  • Masonry Practice
DEF

A joint plaxed dry, without mortar

French

Domaine(s)
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
  • Maçonnerie
CONT

A joints vifs, se dit d'une construction en pierres de taille posées à sec, sans mortier.

Spanish

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