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BALANCING CUT FILL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1991-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Earthmoving
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- balancing cut and fill
1, record 1, English, balancing%20cut%20and%20fill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is always advantageous to try to balance cut and fill quantities in order to reduce the time and cost of bringing in or removing material from the site during construction. 1, record 1, English, - balancing%20cut%20and%20fill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Terrassement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- équilibre des déblais et des remblais
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20des%20d%C3%A9blais%20et%20des%20remblais
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- équilibre des déblais-remblais 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20des%20d%C3%A9blais%2Dremblais
correct, masculine noun
- équilibre déblais-remblais 3, record 1, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20d%C3%A9blais%2Dremblais
correct, masculine noun
- équilibre déblai-remblai 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20d%C3%A9blai%2Dremblai
correct, masculine noun
- équilibre des remblais-déblais 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20des%20remblais%2Dd%C3%A9blais
correct, masculine noun
- équilibre remblai-déblai 2, record 1, French, %C3%A9quilibre%20remblai%2Dd%C3%A9blai
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rechercher l'équilibre déblais-remblais, c'est (...) essayer de compenser, en une seule opération, les vides par les pleins et les pleins par les vides. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quilibre%20des%20d%C3%A9blais%20et%20des%20remblais
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il paraissait autrefois primordial de fixer le profil en long du projet de manière à réaliser l'égalité du volume des déblais et de celui des remblais, au coefficient de foisonnement près toutefois; l'expérience prouvait en effet que la quantité de terre extraite dans un mètre cube de déblai ne fournissait pas un mètre cube de remblai, mais un peu plus d'un mètre cube. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9quilibre%20des%20d%C3%A9blais%20et%20des%20remblais
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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