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ALUMINUM COVERING [5 records]

Record 1 2019-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Metal Finishing Work (Constr.)
DEF

A person who puts together the individual parts of a roof-like covering made of aluminum used for shelter.

Key term(s)
  • aluminium awning assembler

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Menuiserie métallique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Acabado metálico (Construcción)
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Record 2 2019-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Metal Finishing Work (Constr.)
DEF

A person who places in position a roof-like covering made of aluminum used for shelter.

Key term(s)
  • aluminium awning installer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Menuiserie métallique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Acabado metálico (Construcción)
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Record 3 2003-03-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
CONT

Kibo's Debris Shield. The International Space Station(ISS) wall is designed to protect the ISS and its crew from space debris. A debris shield is adopted for this particular purpose. A famous astronomer, Fred Whipple, devised this shield, so it is called a Whipple Shield. The idea is to attach a layer of thin aluminum plate outside the wall. When a space debris impacts this outer plate, the kinetic energy of the space debris is converted to heat. This heat creates a hole in the outer plate. However, the debris will evaporate or disintegrate to small particles consisting of gas, liquid and solids and will no longer be able to significantly damage the wall.... a stuffed-shield is adopted on the wall of the front side of Kibo, covering an area of 150 degrees. A stuffed shield binds several kinds of textile layers similar to a bulletproof vest between itself and the wall. This is a reinforced Whipple shield.

OBS

The International Space Station will be covered by 200 different types of protection.

OBS

debris shield: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
CONT

[...] tous les modules de la Station spatiale internationale [seront équipés] de boucliers de protection, avec une exception logique pour certaines zones non critiques, comme les panneaux solaires. Deux cents types de protections différentes barderont l'ISS, mais en général elles se composeront d'un bouclier fait de plusieurs couches d'aluminium et de céramique renforcée au kevlar [...] capable d'arrêter une particule de 1 cm de diamètre dont la vitesse ne dépasse pas 7 km/seconde. [...] Dans le cas des modules d'habitation, le bouclier multi-couches [...] est maintenu à plusieurs centimètres de la surface de la paroi [pour une protection accrue].

OBS

bouclier de protection : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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Record 4 2000-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Telephone Facilities

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations (Téléphonie)

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastic Materials
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
DEF

Paper, cloth, or wood laminated with phenolic resin material; used for a washable finish, especially to face kitchen counter tops and cabinets; may have a wear resistant melamine overlay; types includes Formica.

CONT

Plastic laminates have been a popular material for covering cabinet tops, table tops, etc., but they are also used as a wall covering.... In some cases, a sheet of aluminum foil is inserted between the base and the decorative center layer. This is intended to dissipate heat and prevent marring of the surface from burns.

OBS

Most plastic laminates bear trade names, such as Formica, Micarta, Naugatop, and Consoldweld.

Key term(s)
  • synthetic-resin-bonded paper sheet

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matières plastiques
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
CONT

Les plastiques stratifiés à base de papier et de résines, sont constitués par un certain nombre de feuilles de papier kraft et de papier décoratif imprégné de résines synthétiques thermodurcissables, compressées à chaud dans des presses à haute pression. [...] Une partie très importante de ces revêtements est utilisée pour recouvrir des meubles, mais ils sont également employés dans la décoration et les revêtements muraux.

Spanish

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