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HOLLOW MASONRY UNIT [3 records]

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Record 1 2011-10-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Slabs and Floor Surfacing (Building Elements)
  • Applications of Concrete
CONT

The carpenter prepares the deck for the core slab.

OBS

"core(hollow masonry unit) ":"alvéole".

OBS

"hollow slab": "dalle alvéolée", "dalle en corps creux".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dallages et chapes (Éléments du bâtiment)
  • Utilisation du béton
OBS

Proposition sous toutes réserves.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-05-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Terra Cotta
DEF

A hollow masonry unit of burnt clay, shale, fireclay, or mixtures thereof, having parallel cells and/or cores within a single tile.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Terres cuites
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 (...)

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).

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
OBS

The French term "corps creux" is a generic which covers both "concrete blocks" and "structural clay tile" (see records).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
DEF

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).

DEF

Matériau de maçonnerie moulé comportant une proportion importante de vides d'air; blocs, briques creuses, et surtout hourdis creux pour entrevous de planchers.

CONT

Plancher en béton armé à corps creux.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de albañilería
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