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ACRYLIC CEMENT [2 records]

Record 1 2022-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plumbing Fixtures
CONT

Shower pans are also sometimes referred to as shower bases. But shower bases most commonly refer to the substructure underneath the shower floor, usually made of cement or mortar, that helps channel water into the drain and protects the surrounding shower alcove. Shower pans are the acrylic or composite insert installed on top of that substructure.

Key term(s)
  • base of a shower

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils sanitaires
CONT

Pour une douche dont les parois murales seront carrelées, appliquer un cordon de silicone sur la bride de carrelage et visser sur les parois de la base de douche.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-09-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Glues and Adhesives (Industries)
CONT

An... ballistic composite. When a close-by explosion occurs, crumbling walls project their materials... To answer this problem, Achidatex has developed a wall covering composite made of a Kevlar/cotton double cloth... The fabric is glued on the wall with an acrylic cement and then fixed on the construction....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Colles et adhésifs (Industries)
CONT

Le revêtement mural «balistique» d'Achidatex a été mis au point pour trouver un remède à I'effondrement des bâtiments et à la projection des matériaux constituants d'un mur [...] en cas d'explosion proche [...] Ce revêtement mural est un composite hybride constitué d'un double tissu Kevlar/coton [...] que l'on colle sur le mur au moyen d'un ciment acrylique et que l'on fixe à la structure de la construction [...].

Spanish

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