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SHRINKAGE LIMIT [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-12-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- crack-resistant pavement
1, record 1, English, crack%2Dresistant%20pavement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A pavement incorporating cement-bound materials, in which the designer has sought to prevent the rise of shrinkage cracks to the surface and/or limit their consequences. 1, record 1, English, - crack%2Dresistant%20pavement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
crack-resistant pavement: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association. 2, record 1, English, - crack%2Dresistant%20pavement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Conception des voies de circulation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chaussée antifissures
1, record 1, French, chauss%C3%A9e%20antifissures
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chaussée à base de matériaux traités aux liants hydrauliques, dans laquelle des dispositions constructives sont recherchées pour éviter la remontée de fissures de retrait dans le revêtement et/ou limiter leurs conséquences. 1, record 1, French, - chauss%C3%A9e%20antifissures
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
chaussée antifissures : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route. 2, record 1, French, - chauss%C3%A9e%20antifissures
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shrinkage limit
1, record 2, English, shrinkage%20limit
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- SL 2, record 2, English, SL
correct
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum water content of a soil at which a reduction in moisture will not cause a decrease in volume of sample. 3, record 2, English, - shrinkage%20limit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The shrinkage limit is useful in areas where soils undergo large volume changes when going through wet and dry cycles... 4, record 2, English, - shrinkage%20limit
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- limite de retrait
1, record 2, French, limite%20de%20retrait
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- LR 2, record 2, French, LR
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Teneur en eau, exprimée en p. cent, du poids de matière sèche, à partir de laquelle le volume de l'échantillon de terre cesse de diminuer quand la teneur en eau continue à décroître. 3, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20retrait
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
limite de retrait : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 2, French, - limite%20de%20retrait
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Science
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Atterberg limits
1, record 3, English, Atterberg%20limits
correct, see observation, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- consistency limits 2, record 3, English, consistency%20limits
correct, see observation
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Atterberg limits comprise the liquid limit, plastic limit and shrinkage limit. These limits are also called consistency limits. 2, record 3, English, - Atterberg%20limits
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The plural form is used because the Atterberg limits (or consistency limits) include 3 different kinds of limit. 3, record 3, English, - Atterberg%20limits
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Science du sol
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- limites d'Atterberg
1, record 3, French, limites%20d%27Atterberg
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- limites de consistance 2, record 3, French, limites%20de%20consistance
correct, see observation, feminine noun, plural
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la détermination des limites d'Atterberg d'un sol. Celles-ci sont la limite de liquidité, la limite de plasticité et la limite de retrait. Ces limites sont aussi dénommées limites de consistance. 3, record 3, French, - limites%20d%27Atterberg
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un sol peut être solide, plastique ou liquide suivant la quantité d'eau qu'il contient. 4, record 3, French, - limites%20d%27Atterberg
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le terme «limite» est utilisé au pluriel car les limites d'Atterberg (ou limites de consistance) comprennent trois types distincts de limite. 5, record 3, French, - limites%20d%27Atterberg
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1998-03-24
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- concordant tendon
1, record 4, English, concordant%20tendon
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- concordant cable 2, record 4, English, concordant%20cable
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tendon, in a statistically indeterminate structure, that is coincident with the pressure line produced by the tendon. 1, record 4, English, - concordant%20tendon
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Prestressed concrete. Principles, summary. Statistically indeterminate prestressed concrete structures : design methods, cable profiles, line of thrust, concordant cable, "parasitic moments". Prestressing of portal frames and complex indeterminate structures : influence of creep and shrinkage. Ultimate strength and behaviour of statistically indeterminate structures up to failure. Principle of limit states as basis for design of prestressed concrete structures. 2, record 4, English, - concordant%20tendon
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- câble concordant
1, record 4, French, c%C3%A2ble%20concordant
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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