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GYPSUM PRODUCTS [5 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2011-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction
  • Plywood
  • Do-it-yourself (Hobbies)
DEF

A type of lining board with a cardboard surface and a gypsum core.

OBS

Drywall is a common building material used for the finish lining of interior walls and ceilings. Drywall is also commonly referred to as gib board or gib in New Zealand.(GIB is a registered trademark of Winstone Wallboards.) Gypsum board or plasterboard in the UK [United Kingdom] and Ireland, Rock lath or sheetrock in the United States, Gyprock in Australia and Canada(GYPROCK is a registered trademark of CSR Building products Australia) and referred to as Rigips in Eastern Europe and Germany. A drywall sheet is basically made by sandwiching gypsum plaster between two sheets of paper to form a liner.

OBS

Gib: An abbreviation for Gib Board, itself an abbreviation of Gibraltar Board, all Winston Wallboards’ tradenames for drywall (plasterboard).

Key term(s)
  • GIB board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction
  • Contreplaqués
  • Bricolage
OBS

Gib : marque de commerce.

Key term(s)
  • panneau Gib

Spanish

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Record 2 2010-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Reconstituted-Wood Products
DEF

... a building panel produced with thin flakes.

OBS

Binders used for mineral-bonded products are magnesium oxysulfate, magnesite, gypsum, or Portland cement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bois reconstitués
DEF

Panneau obtenu par agglutination de fibres ou de particules de bois en masse compacte au moyen d'une colle d'origine minérale.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Waste Management
CONT

The Coquitlam resource recovery plant, serving the lower British Columbia mainland,... was designed to recycle and recover resources from the solid waste stream, and to transfer residuals. Products include waste paper, plastic, glass, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, gypsum, batteries, fibre and wood-based fuels.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion des déchets

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Gestión de los desechos
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Record 4 2000-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
CONT

Dry bulk cargo includes products such as iron ore, coal, limestone, grain, cement, bauxite, gypsum, and sugar.

OBS

As opposed to liquid bulk cargo, which includes petroleum products.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Camionnage
CONT

Les porteurs de vracs solides. C'est le type de navires qui représente le développement actuel le plus spectaculaire tant pour le tonnage global [...] que pour le tonnage unitaire.

OBS

Les «porteurs de vracs solides» sont opposés aux pétroliers.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
  • Interior Covering Materials
CONT

There are situations where it will be difficult to determine whether asbestos is present, such as cases in which asbestos is used as a binder in cement products, gypsum wall board, ceiling tiles or panels, floor tiles, or a flooring substrate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Revêtements intérieurs
CONT

Parfois, il est difficile de reconnaître l'amiante, par exemple l'amiante servant de liant aux produits de ciment, dans le placoplâtre mural, dans les carreaux ou panneaux de plafond ou de revêtement de sol et dans le substrat des planchers.

Spanish

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