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HYDRAULICS CENTRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2007-11-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Hydrology and Hydrography
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Canadian Hydraulics Centre
1, record 1, English, Canadian%20Hydraulics%20Centre
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
National Research Council of Canada. 1, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Hydraulics%20Centre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The Canadian Hydraulics Centre is one of North America's largest hydraulic engineering laboratories. We have the expertise and experience in physical and numerical modeling, analysis and field studies to solve a wide range of hydraulic engineering problems. 1, record 1, English, - Canadian%20Hydraulics%20Centre
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Hydraulics Centre
- Canadian Hydraulics Center
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Centre d'hydraulique canadien
1, record 1, French, Centre%20d%27hydraulique%20canadien
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Conseil national de recherches du Canada. 1, record 1, French, - Centre%20d%27hydraulique%20canadien
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le Centre d'hydraulique canadien est l'un des plus importants laboratoires de génie hydraulique en Amérique du Nord. Notre savoir-faire et notre expérience en modélisation physique et numérique, et dans l'analyse et l'étude sur le terrain nous permettent de résoudre une vaste gamme de problèmes relevant du génie hydraulique. 1, record 1, French, - Centre%20d%27hydraulique%20canadien
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-12-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Federal Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Environment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Centre d'expertise hydrique du Québec
1, record 2, English, Centre%20d%27expertise%20hydrique%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- CEHQ 1, record 2, English, CEHQ
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Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The Centre d’expertise hydrique du Québec(CEHQ) is an agency of the Ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs created in April 2001. The CEHQ is continuously evolving, to stay at the leading edge of knowledge in the fields of dams, water regime and public water resources. The mission of the Centre d’expertise hydrique du Québec is to manage the provincial water regime with a concern for safety, equity and sustainable development. To this end, it ensures the regulation of the water regime through the operation of public dams, land management and the integrity of the State's water resources, and also ensures the safety of dams. The CEHQ also provides support to municipalities in defining flood-risk areas and the effective control of floods. In a more general way, it acquires the knowledge in hydraulics and hydrology required by the Ministry to ensure proper water management. 1, record 2, English, - Centre%20d%27expertise%20hydrique%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités fédéraux (Gouvernement canadien)
- Environnement
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Centre d'expertise hydrique du Québec
1, record 2, French, Centre%20d%27expertise%20hydrique%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- CEHQ 1, record 2, French, CEHQ
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Centre d'expertise hydrique du Québec (CEHQ) est une agence du ministère du Développement durable, de l'Environnement et des Parcs. Créé en avril 2001, il est en constante évolution ce qui lui permet d'être à la fine pointe des connaissances et du savoir-faire dans les domaines des barrages, du régime hydrique et du domaine hydrique de l'État. La mission du Centre d'expertise hydrique du Québec est de gérer le régime hydrique du Québec avec une préoccupation de sécurité, d'équité et de développement durable. À cette fin, il assure la régularisation du régime des eaux par l'exploitation des barrages publics, la gestion foncière et l'intégrité du domaine hydrique de l'État et il veille à la sécurité des barrages. Le Centre fournit également un soutien aux municipalités dans la détermination des zones inondables et des moyens de lutte contre les inondations. De manière plus générale, il acquiert les connaissances hydrologiques et hydrauliques nécessaires au Ministère pour assurer la gestion de l'eau. 1, record 2, French, - Centre%20d%27expertise%20hydrique%20du%20Qu%C3%A9bec
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1986-06-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- System Names
- Air Terminals
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- UCRAFT
1, record 3, English, UCRAFT
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A New generation ground guidance and docking system for large commercial aeroplanes has been installed at Charles De Gaulle International Airport at Roissy [It is called] UCRAFT. UCRAFT guides and stops aircraft in line with contact of nose-in fixed passenger boarding gangway. It is a system based on robotics, mechanics and hydraulics. Like an arm with a finger, it can guide and stop any present or future type of aircraft, whether it is on the same axis or on a different axis, making the centre line of aeroplane doors coincide exactly with the centre line of the fixed gangways. 1, record 3, English, - UCRAFT
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms de systèmes
- Aérogares
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- UCRAFT
1, record 3, French, UCRAFT
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'UCRAFT assure le guidage et l'accostage des avions au droit des passerelles fixes d'embarquement des passagers du type «au contact» ou du type «nez en avant». C'est un système qui est basé sur la robotique, la mécanique et l'hydraulique. Tel un bras muni d'un doigt, il peut guider et arrêter tous les modèles d'avions actuels ou futurs, que ce soit sur un même axe ou sur un axe différent, il fait coïncider parfaitement les axes des portes avions avec l'axe des passerelles fixes. 1, record 3, French, - UCRAFT
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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