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SOL PLATE-FORME [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- subgrade
1, record 1, English, subgrade
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- formation foundation 2, record 1, English, formation%20foundation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The upper part of the soil, natural or constructed, which supports the loads transmitted by the pavement. 2, record 1, English, - subgrade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The subgrade is normally defined as the supporting structure on which the pavement surface and its special undercourses rest. In cut sections, it is the original soil lying below the layers designated as base and subbase material. In fills, the subgrade consists of imported material from nearby roadway cuts or from borrow pits. 3, record 1, English, - subgrade
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
subgrade: term proposed by the World Road Association. 4, record 1, English, - subgrade
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- forme
1, record 1, French, forme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- sol de plate-forme 2, record 1, French, sol%20de%20plate%2Dforme
correct, masculine noun
- sol de fondation 3, record 1, French, sol%20de%20fondation
correct, masculine noun
- terrain de fondation 4, record 1, French, terrain%20de%20fondation
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface finale donnée au terrain par les terrassements, juste avant la construction de la chaussée. 5, record 1, French, - forme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On distingue [...] la forme, constituée par le sol sur lequel on pose la chaussée, tel qu'il résulte de l'achèvement des travaux de terrassement. 6, record 1, French, - forme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : des plateformes, des plates-formes. 7, record 1, French, - forme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
plateforme (sing.); plateformes (pl.) : Ces graphies, puisées des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, sont attestées dans le Petit Robert (2004). 8, record 1, French, - forme
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
sol de fondation; terrain de fondation : termes proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 6, record 1, French, - forme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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