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COFFRAGE [9 records]

Record 1 2022-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
DEF

Temporary construction to contain a material cast on site in the required shape.

CONT

It is preferable for the filtered water tank to be of the same diameter as the clarifier, so that the same shuttering can be used for the reinforced-concrete constructional work.

OBS

form: In the singular, "form" primarily designs a piece of a formwork but is sometimes used more loosely as a synonym of "formwork."

OBS

formwork: designation and definition standardized by ISO.

OBS

formwork; form: designations officially approved by the Army Terminology Panel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
DEF

Élément de construction provisoire destiné à contenir un matériau coulé sur le chantier, donnant la forme requise.

CONT

[...] on adoptera pour la citerne d'eau filtrée le même diamètre que pour le décanteur, afin d'utiliser les mêmes coffrages pour la construction en béton armé.

OBS

coffrage : désignation et définition normalisées par l'ISO.

OBS

coffrage : désignation uniformisée par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Groupe d'experts en terminologie de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aplicación del hormigón
DEF

Sistema completo de apoyo para la colocación del hormigón, incluido los moldes.

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

grouting tube: an item in the "Masonry and Stoneworking Tools and Equipment" class of the "Tools and Equipment for Materials" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

tube à jointement; coffrage : objets de la classe «Outils et équipement de maçonnerie ou du travail de la pierre» de la catégorie «Outillage et équipement pour le traitement des matières».

Spanish

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Record 3 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solar Energy
  • Modern Construction Methods
CONT

... the solar collector enclosure should be thermally insulated and some form of glazed cover is required.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie solaire
  • Procédés de construction modernes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía solar
  • Métodos de construcción modernos
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Record 4 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
Key term(s)
  • formwork

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
Key term(s)
  • coffrage

Spanish

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Record 5 2001-07-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prosthetic Dentistry
CONT

The fabrication of a positive reproduction of the form of the hard and soft tissues of the jaws by pouring a material, usually gypsum, into an impression made in a dental treatment room includes the steps of boxing (surrounding the impression with a limiting wall to control accurately the cast size and outline), preparing the surface of the impression, pouring the material into the mold, and recovering and trimming the cast.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie prothétique
DEF

Coffrage d'une empreinte avant la coulée.

OBS

emboxage : Terme entériné par le Comité d'Étude des Termes médicaux français.

Spanish

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Record 6 2000-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Elements
  • Execution of Work (Construction)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments du bâtiment
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
OBS

coffrage : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 7 1993-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Collection Items (Museums and Heritage)
  • Masonry Practice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Objets de collection (Muséologie et Patrimoine)
  • Maçonnerie

Spanish

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Record 8 1992-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Continuous Handling
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
DEF

The case containing the vertical part of the belt that carries the buckets in a grain elevator.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Manutention continue
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
OBS

Annuaire de la machine agricole, Paris, Soc. d'édit. et de publications agricoles, 1949-1950, p. 162; J.F. Lockwood, La fabrication des provendes, Henry Simon Ltd., Stockport, G.-B., 1950.

Spanish

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Record 9 1985-09-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Arts (General)
DEF

a shallow enclosing case usu. with a glass front in which something (as a painting, relief, or article of merchandise) is set for protection and display.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arts plastiques (Généralités)
CONT

Toutes sortes d'objets, tels que assiettes, boutons, statues, clés, montres, pistolets, etc. peuvent être encadrés malgré leur volume grâce à un coffrage qui permet d'intégrer leurs trois dimensions et de les mettre en valeur.

Spanish

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