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HOT MIX PLANT [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-08-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- asphalt concrete plant
1, record 1, English, asphalt%20concrete%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Asphalt Concrete mixes made with asphalt cement are prepared at an asphalt mixing plant. Here, aggregates are blended, heated, dried, and mixed with asphalt cement to produce a hot mix asphalt(HMA).... Asphalt Concrete plants are basically of two types, batch or drum mix. The two types of asphalt plants derive their names from their particular type mixing operation. In the batch-type mixing plant, hot aggregate and asphalt are withdrawn in desired amounts to make up one batch for mixing. After mixing, the thoroughly mixed material is discharged from the pugmill in one batch. In the drum-type mixing plant, the aggregate is dried, heated, and mixed with the asphaltic cement in the drum in a continuous operation. 2, record 1, English, - asphalt%20concrete%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- usine de béton bitumineux
1, record 1, French, usine%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20bitumineux
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Concernant les émissions de l'usine de béton bitumineux, elles dépendront du type d'usine utilisé (fournée ou type tambour-séchoir-malaxeur), du combustible utilisé pour le chauffage du goudron et du taux de production de l'usine. 1, record 1, French, - usine%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20bitumineux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-02-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hot mix
1, record 2, English, hot%20mix
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- hot-mix plant mixture 2, record 2, English, hot%2Dmix%20plant%20%20mixture
correct
- hot-mixed asphaltic concrete 3, record 2, English, hot%2Dmixed%20asphaltic%20concrete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plant mixes that must be spread and compacted while at elevated temperature. To dry the aggregate and obtain sufficient fluidity of the asphalt(usually asphalt cement), both must be heated prior to mixing-giving origin to the term "hot mix". 2, record 2, English, - hot%20mix
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Historically, asphalt has been a road-paving material ... It can ... be used as a hot or cold mix blended with stone, slag, sand, or gravel aggregates before it is spread on the prepared base. 1, record 2, English, - hot%20mix
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- enrobé à chaud
1, record 2, French, enrob%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chaud
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Revêtement constitué de granulats chauffés et déshydratés au passage dans un tambour sécheur puis unis par un liant. 2, record 2, French, - enrob%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chaud
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les liants bitumineux sont soumis à des réactions d'oxydation rapides lors de la fabrication de l'enrobé à chaud. 3, record 2, French, - enrob%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chaud
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les enrobés doivent être utilisés à chaud, par conséquent à des distances raisonnables des usines productrices, et immédiatement après leur fabrication. Quelques procédés brevetés permettent cependant leur utilisation à froid. 4, record 2, French, - enrob%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chaud
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
La difficulté de mise en œuvre d'un enrobé dense à froid explique que le terme «enrobé à chaud» est souvent synonyme de «enrobé dense». 2, record 2, French, - enrob%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20chaud
Record 2, Key term(s)
- enrobé dense
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-08-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction Materials
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- hot mix patching plant 1, record 3, English, hot%20mix%20patching%20plant
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de constr. (Voies de circulation)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- goudronneuse
1, record 3, French, goudronneuse
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2000-03-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Execution of Work (Construction)
- Construction Site Organization
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- accountability center
1, record 4, English, accountability%20center
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] center of activity such as [a] hot mix plant, quarry, workshop, etc., in a local authority which is suitable for running in a near commercial fashion. 1, record 4, English, - accountability%20center
Record 4, Key term(s)
- accountability centre
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Exécution des travaux de construction
- Organisation des chantiers
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- centre de responsabilité
1, record 4, French, centre%20de%20responsabilit%C3%A9
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2000-02-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- drum
1, record 5, English, drum
correct, noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- drying drum 2, record 5, English, drying%20drum
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Component of mixing plant in which materials are mixed together. 3, record 5, English, - drum
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two types of plants are used to make hot mix asphalt concrete, the batch type mixing plant and the drum mix plant A batch plant mixes, then drops individual batches of hot mix asphalt concrete and a drum mix plant is a continuous flow type of production plant. In a batch type mixing plant different sizes of aggregates are drawn from a multi-bin cold feed system into an enclosed counter flow rotary drum. After the aggregate is dried, it is lifted to the top of the batching tower and on to a screen system which separates the aggregate into different sizes and then drops the different sizes into individual bins. Aggregate is then drawn from the hot bins in predetermined amounts, weighed and dropped into a pug mill mixer with the correct amount of liquid asphalt. The batch is mixed, then dropped into a waiting truck or sent to a surge bin until trucks arrive. In a drum mix plant a metered, four compartment, cold feed bin system supplies the exact amount of the required size of aggregates to the rotating drum mixer The drum mixer is an inclined, parallel flow dryer/mixer in which the aggregate is dried and heated in the upper section of the drum, then mixed with liquid in the lower part of the drum. From the drum the hot mix is discharged into a hot elevator which lifts the finished product to a surge hopper or storage silo both equipped to load trucks. 4, record 5, English, - drum
Record 5, Key term(s)
- drying-drum
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tambour sécheur
1, record 5, French, tambour%20s%C3%A9cheur
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tambour 2, record 5, French, tambour
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'objectif d'une centrale d'enrobage est de produire, à partir de divers matériaux, un béton bitumeux (appelé "enrobé") qui sera transporté à chaud vers le chantier d'épandage, pour former la couche supérieure du revêtement des infrastructures routières [...] Ces centrales fonctionnent en cycle continu ou non, à tambour sécheur ou non, et peuvent atteindre une productivité de 100 à 400 tonnes par heure [...] Les tapis doseurs se déversent sur un tapis collecteur qui apporte les granulats à l'entrée du tambour sécheur rotatif, qui est destiné à évacuer l'humidité et à porter les granulats à une température d'environ 150 °C, compatible au mélange avec le bitume. 3, record 5, French, - tambour%20s%C3%A9cheur
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-01-31
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction Equipment
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- mixing plant
1, record 6, English, mixing%20plant
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two types of plants are used to make hot mix asphalt concrete, the batch type mixing plant and the drum mix plant. A batch plant mixes, then drops individual batches of hot mix asphalt concrete and a drum mix plant is a continuous flow type of production plant. 2, record 6, English, - mixing%20plant
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- installation de malaxage
1, record 6, French, installation%20de%20malaxage
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- usine de malaxage 2, record 6, French, usine%20de%20malaxage
feminine noun
- centrale de malaxage 3, record 6, French, centrale%20de%20malaxage
feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les producteurs d'articles de béton disposent de leurs propres installations de malaxage; celles-ci [...] permettent de préparer des bétons de consistance très différente -- qu'ils soient destinés à la production de pavés, de traverses de chemin de fer, d'autres articles et éléments en béton ou de brique silico-calcaires. 4, record 6, French, - installation%20de%20malaxage
Record 6, Key term(s)
- installation de mélange
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1989-09-27
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Road Construction Equipment
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- hot-mix plant
1, record 7, English, hot%2Dmix%20plant
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- hot mix plant 2, record 7, English, hot%20mix%20plant
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plant for coating aggregates with hot bitumen. 2, record 7, English, - hot%2Dmix%20plant
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The hauling, spreading, and compacting equipment needs no modification to handle [Sulfur-extended asphalt] ;only the hot mix plant requires modification, but only a slight one, to accommodate SEA. 1, record 7, English, - hot%2Dmix%20plant
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de constr. (Voies de circulation)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- installation de malaxage à chaud
1, record 7, French, installation%20de%20malaxage%20%C3%A0%20chaud
feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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