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HOLLOW CLAY UNIT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
- Terra Cotta
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- structural clay tile
1, record 1, English, structural%20clay%20tile
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- structural tile 2, record 1, English, structural%20tile
- hollow clay unit 3, record 1, English, hollow%20clay%20unit
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A hollow masonry unit of burnt clay, shale, fireclay, or mixtures thereof, having parallel cells and/or cores within a single tile. 4, record 1, English, - structural%20clay%20tile
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Structural clay tile. ... Tile are made from the same materials as brick, but all clay tile are formed by extrusion in the stiff-mud process. ... A number of types of tile are made, each for a specific purpose: (1) load-bearing wall tile, (2) partition tile, (3) backup tile,(4) furring tile, (5) fireproofing tile, (6) floor tile, (7) structural clay facing tile, (8) structural glazed facing tile. 5, record 1, English, - structural%20clay%20tile
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
- Terres cuites
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bloc creux en terre cuite
1, record 1, French, bloc%20creux%20en%20terre%20cuite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- corps creux en terre cuite 2, record 1, French, corps%20creux%20en%20terre%20cuite
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les maçonneries légères. (...) Ce genre de maçonnerie peut être réalisé au moyen soit de blocs creux en terre cuite ou en agglomérés de liants et granulats (...) soit de bétons légers (...) sous forme d'éléments de grand format (...) 1, record 1, French, - bloc%20creux%20en%20terre%20cuite
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
corps creux : élément moulé alvéolaire, en brique, béton, etc., employé pour un mur porteur (parpaing, brique creuse), en enrobage d'une ossature métallique, ou entre les poutrelles d'un plancher (hourdis). 3, record 1, French, - bloc%20creux%20en%20terre%20cuite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-02-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
- Terra Cotta
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hollow clay tile
1, record 2, English, hollow%20clay%20tile
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- clay tile 2, record 2, English, clay%20tile
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... bricks are considered to be solid units, having the cross-sectional area of cores not exceeding 25 percent of the total cross-sectional area of the unit, while clay tiles, by contrast, are hollow units. 2, record 2, English, - hollow%20clay%20tile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
hollow tile: A hollow building block of concrete or burnt clay ... 3, record 2, English, - hollow%20clay%20tile
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
hollow tile: [Structural] tile made in a variety of forms and sizes; used extensively as a building material for both exterior walls and partitions. 4, record 2, English, - hollow%20clay%20tile
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
- Terres cuites
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- brique creuse
1, record 2, French, brique%20creuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Briques creuses. Ce terme recouvre, de façon générale, tous les éléments parallélépipédiques de terre cuite dont l'ensemble des perforations a une section cumulée supérieure à 40% de la section de l'élément. 2, record 2, French, - brique%20creuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les briques creuses façonnées par étirage sont des produits dont le pourcentage de vide dépasse 40% par rapport à la section totale de l'élément. Ces perforations sont généralement parallèles au plan de pose. 3, record 2, French, - brique%20creuse
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On distingue la brique perforée de la brique creuse par le fait que les alvéoles de la première sont disposées à la verticale lors de la pose alors que celles de la brique creuse sont disposées horizontalement. 4, record 2, French, - brique%20creuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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