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MATERIAU REMBLAYAGE [4 records]

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Record 1 2024-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
DEF

Material put in place to fill in voids between containers and thus to curtail the transport of radionuclides from a waste storage facility.

CONT

Sand could be used as the backfill material between layers of waste packages. It has several functions: to reduce radiation fields, to reduce the risk of fire, to stabilize the waste packages and to provide a permeable matrix through which any infiltrating water may flow out of the repository.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets
  • Déchets nucléaires
CONT

La stabilité à long terme de différents matériaux de remplissage, notamment des argiles gonflantes, susceptibles de jouer un rôle de barrière, est également à l'étude : effets de la température, de la salinité de l'eau et des ions en solutions, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
  • Desechos nucleares
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Record 2 2013-06-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Construction and Civil Engineering
  • Environmental Management
  • Soils (Agriculture)
DEF

Mixed natural soil materials (often displaced) and wastes such as building rubble, timber and other wastes coming from urban and industrial sites.

OBS

fill material; made ground: terms and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Construction (bâtiment et génie civil)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Sols (Agriculture)
DEF

Mélange de terre naturelle (souvent déplacée) et de déchets tels que la pierraille, le bois et d'autres déchets provenant de sites industriels et urbains.

OBS

matériau de remblayage : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-10-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Extraction Procedures - Various (Mining)
  • Mining Wastes
DEF

Waste sand, rock used to support roof after removal of ore from stope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés d'extraction divers (Exploit. minière)
  • Déchets miniers
DEF

Matériau stérile qu'on met dans l'arrière-taille ou dans les vieux travaux pour combler le vide produit par l'exploitation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Distintos procedimientos de extracción (Explotación minera)
  • Escombros mineros
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Record 4 2000-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Earthmoving
  • Civil Engineering
DEF

Material used to fill a cavity or increase bulk.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Génie civil
DEF

Matière servant à remplir une cavité ou à augmenter le volume d'une masse de matière donnée.

OBS

matériau de remblayage : terme et définition uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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