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CROSS REINFORCEMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- jointed reinforced concrete pavement
1, record 1, English, jointed%20reinforced%20concrete%20pavement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rigid pavement with transverse joints at intervals of approximately 8 to 25 m. 1, record 1, English, - jointed%20reinforced%20concrete%20pavement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The pavement slabs contain distributed steel reinforcement in the longitudinal and transverse directions. The longitudinal reinforcement does not cross the transverse joints. Transverse joints may be dowelled or not. 1, record 1, English, - jointed%20reinforced%20concrete%20pavement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
jointed reinforced concrete pavement; JRCP: term, abbreviation and definition proposed by the World Road Association. 3, record 1, English, - jointed%20reinforced%20concrete%20pavement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Construction des voies de circulation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- revêtement en dalle de béton armé
1, record 1, French, rev%C3%AAtement%20en%20dalle%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20arm%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Revêtement rigide à joints transversaux espacés d'approximativement 8 à 25 m. 1, record 1, French, - rev%C3%AAtement%20en%20dalle%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20arm%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les dalles contiennent des armatures longitudinales et transversales. Les armatures longitudinales ne traversent pas les joints transversaux. Les joints transversaux peuvent être goujonnés ou non. 1, record 1, French, - rev%C3%AAtement%20en%20dalle%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20arm%C3%A9
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
revêtement en dalle de béton armé : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 2, record 1, French, - rev%C3%AAtement%20en%20dalle%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20arm%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-09-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- drainage net
1, record 2, English, drainage%20net
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transmissivity of a drainage net as a function of hydraulic gradient and compressive stresses: (a) the net is between two geomembranes; (b) the net is between a geomembrane and a heat-bonded non-woven geotextile ... . 1, record 2, English, - drainage%20net
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term fin drain is given to this form of composite geotextile drain because the water conducting sheet is generally in the form of a fin projecting upwards from a pipe. The fin drain sheet itself is formed from a water conducting core backed with a geotextile filter on either one or both sides. Geotextile mats, nets, and waffled plastic sheets (sometimes called geospacers) may be used as the core material ... . 2, record 2, English, - drainage%20net
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Geotextile nets consist of two sets of roughly round polymer strands that cross at a constant angle to give very open geotextile with large diamond or rectangle shaped apertures. This mesh-like appearance led to the term "mesh" being initially applied to this type of geotextile before the industry standardized on the term "net".... This form of geotextile is mainly used as either comparatively low strength soil reinforcement or as the core material in a fin drain geotextile composite.... 2, record 2, English, - drainage%20net
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Mécanique des sols
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- filet drainant
1, record 2, French, filet%20drainant
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Couche drainante : Couche constituée de matériau perméable mise en place derrière un ouvrage (mur enterré, soutènement) ou sous un ouvrage (radier, dallage, route, barrage) pour faciliter l'écoulement de l'eau du sol et éviter en particulier sa mise en pression. Synonyme : tapis drainant, matelas drainant. 2, record 2, French, - filet%20drainant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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