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TILE DRAINAGE SYSTEM [5 records]

Record 1 2011-11-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
OBS

tile drain : A baked, extruded clay pipe used for underground drain in land drainage system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

Autrefois les drains étaient constitués de tuiles, de pierres plates, de briques creuses [...] Aujourd'hui on utilise essentiellement deux types de drains : - les drains en terre cuite [...]; - les drains en matière plastiques [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
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Record 2 2003-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A blind tile inlet that is constructed by backfilling the tile trench with various gradations of material. The course material is placed immediately over the tile, and the size is gradually decreased toward the surface. The surface should be kept in permanent vegetation to prevent sealing.

CONT

Strip, tile and farm drains are typical ways of collecting run-off from large, flat areas where drainage occurs in a "sheet fashion". Strip drains are similar to catch basins in that they have a sump area to collect settlement and a removable grate for easy maintenance. Both tile and farm drains consist of small trenches covered with grass. Since the tile drain is connected to an underground drainage system, it provides better drainage that the farm drain; but neither system works when the ground is frozen.... Farm drains are used only in agricultural situations; it is very likely that they eventually will not drain properly due to becoming clogged with sedimentation.

OBS

Farm drain (sometimes called French drain).

OBS

Not to be confused with "blind drain" (see record).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Tranchée de drainage dont le remblai est artificiel.

CONT

Drainage sommaire. Les tranchées [...] drainantes. Elles sont installées dans les terrains perméables et permettent aux eaux recueillies d'être absorbées par le sol. Creusées, puis remplies de pierres sèches et de gravillons, elles sont très efficaces.

OBS

Le principe de la tranchée drainante et de la pierrée est le même; seul diffère leur mode de construction. Selon les sources consultées, en effet, la pierrée est constituée uniquement de pierres, alors que la tranchée drainante comporte divers matériaux de remplissage (gravillons, par exemple).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Alcantarillas y drenaje
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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Record 3 2000-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
  • Waterproofing (Construction)
CONT

Due to the fact that different brands of roofing tiles are made from different materials, there can be no single approved method for applying tile roofs ... The following are two acceptable methods of installing Lifetile tile roofs. The first is based on a test report submitted by Lifetile. The second method is based on a procedure accepted by the Southern Building Code Congress through the National Evaluation Service. One of these two methods shall be used to apply Lifetile tile roofs. These methods do not apply to any other brands of tile roofing.

CONT

... in regards drainage systems : Protective layers must permanently protect structure sealants from damaging influences, whether these be of static, dynamic or thermal origin. They may, in individual cases, form functional layers of the structure. In other words, the tile covering, as a protective layer designed to use, is actually a component of the sealant system.

CONT

Replacing the old roof covering with a new, different roof covering may be difficult. Replacing asphalt shingles with a heavier slate or concrete tile covering may not be practical if the roof is not designed to take the increased loading.

CONT

In the end, we advised that all the tiles be removed to replace defective deck panels and install new underlayment. After testing several types of clay and concrete tiles at a 3 in 12 slope in our laboratory facilities, we concluded that tile roofing was not suited to such a low slope.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Étanchéité (Construction)
CONT

La couverture en tuile de terre cuite est utilisée dans la plus grande partie de la France. Partant d'une même matière première, l'argile, la fabrication des tuiles répartie dans toutes les provinces, a donné naissance à une grande variété de types de tuiles, tant par leur forme que par leurs dimensions.

OBS

Couverture. Ensemble des ouvrages et matériaux de revêtement qui assurent le «couvert» d'un édifice. La couverture, partie extérieure de la toiture, ne participe pas à la stabilité des ouvrages, mais doit protéger de façon étanche et durable les superstructures d'un édifice contre les intempéries [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
  • Impermeabilización (Construcción)
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Record 4 1994-01-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A part of a system that branches out from the main body of the system, such as the tile lateral drain that connects to a main drain in a drainage system

OBS

"Lateral" can also sometimes mean a primary canal.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
OBS

Selon le point de vue, on pourrait aussi parler de canalisation primaire.

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-02-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A drain made of tiles.

CONT

Both tile and farm drains consist of small trenches covered with grass. Since the tile drain is connected to an underground drainage system, it provides better drainage than the farm drain; but neither system works when the ground is frozen.

OBS

Not to be confused with "drain tile" (see record).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Drain constitué par des tuyaux.

Spanish

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