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Record 1 1996-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Roads
  • Concrete Construction
DEF

To break off chips, scales, or slabs from the surface or edge often as the result of a rapid change of temperature (...) Frost action (...) tends to cause the mortar to spall away from the joints.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Voies de circulation
  • Bétonnage
DEF

Faire un éclat accidentel sur le parement ou sur l'arête d'une pierre, d'un ouvrage maçonné, d'une pièce de béton moulé.

CONT

Le produit de scellement doit s'opposer à l'intrusion de corps étrangers [dans les joints] notamment de graviers, qui risquent d'épaufrer le béton.

Spanish

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