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CUBIERTA CAPAS MULTIPLES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1996-05-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Waste Management
- Nuclear Waste Materials
- Soil Science
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multilayered cap
1, record 1, English, multilayered%20cap
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- multi-layer cap 1, record 1, English, multi%2Dlayer%20cap
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Earthen cover systems may vary from relatively simple thick clay caps to more complex, multilayered caps employing alternating layers of such natural materials as clay, sand gravel, cobble, boulders, rip-rap, and topsoil as well as synthetic membranes. 1, record 1, English, - multilayered%20cap
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See also "earth cover", "clay top cover" and "engineered cap" in TERMIUM. 2, record 1, English, - multilayered%20cap
Record 1, Key term(s)
- multilayer cap
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion des déchets
- Déchets nucléaires
- Science du sol
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- couverture à couches multiples
1, record 1, French, couverture%20%C3%A0%20couches%20multiples
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- multicouche de couverture 2, record 1, French, multicouche%20de%20couverture
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les modules de stockage dont l'exploitation est terminée sont protégés de l'eau de pluie par une couverture qui doit être stable et suffisamment imperméable pendant trois cents ans au moins [...]. Pour que la condition d'imperméabilité soit respectée, la couverture se présente sous forme d'une multicouche comprenant, de l'extérieur vers l'intérieur : - un tapis végétal à faible développement racinaire [...]; - un réseau de collecte des eaux de pluie [...]; - un système d'alternance de couches drainantes et de couches imperméables assurant l'évacuation gravitaire des eaux de pluie infiltrées dans la couverture vers le réseau pluvial. 3, record 1, French, - couverture%20%C3%A0%20couches%20multiples
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión de los desechos
- Desechos nucleares
- Ciencia del suelo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- recubrimiento de capas múltiples
1, record 1, Spanish, recubrimiento%20de%20capas%20m%C3%BAltiples
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cobertura de capas múltiples 2, record 1, Spanish, cobertura%20de%20capas%20m%C3%BAltiples
correct, feminine noun
- cubierta de capas múltiples 3, record 1, Spanish, cubierta%20de%20capas%20m%C3%BAltiples
proposal, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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