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SUSPENSION COLLOIDALE [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

A cement-sand grout very well mixed with water, used in Colcrete. It is poured or pumped through pipes 75 mm diameter previously set deep into gravel or broken stone packed in formwork.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
DEF

Suspension colloïdale de ciment et d'eau, parfaitement homogénéisée par centrifugation; additionnée ensuite de sable très fin, cette suspension thixotropique est facilement transportée sous pression dans des tuyaux: elle sert à réaliser le béton dit «colcrete», par injection dans des masses graveleuses dont elle remplit tous les interstices.

DEF

Mélange composé de ciment et d'eau brassé énergiquement et auquel on ajoute du sable en fin d'opération. (...) Le colgrout est facilement transportable à la pompe à béton jusqu'à 1 km.

Key term(s)
  • suspension colloïdale

Spanish

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Record 2 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Water Treatment (Water Supply)
DEF

A suspension containing particles often electrically charged which do not settle, but may be removed by coagulation. [Definition standardized by ISO].

OBS

colloidal suspension: Term standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Traitement des eaux
DEF

Suspension contenant des particules souvent chargées électriquement qui ne décantent pas mais qui peuvent être éliminées par coagulation [Définition normalisée par l'ISO.]

OBS

suspension colloïdale : Terme normalisé par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
  • Tratamiento del agua
DEF

Suspensión que contiene partículas, a menudo cargadas eléctricamente, que no se depositan pero que pueden ser eliminadas por coagulación.

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