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MUD BLOCK [3 records]

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Record 1 - external organization data 2021-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Museums and Heritage (General)
OBS

mud block : an item in the "Building Components" class of the "Built Environment Objects" category.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir – Nomenclature 4.0
  • Muséologie et patrimoine (Généralités)
OBS

bloc de boue : objet de la classe «Composants du bâtiment» de la catégorie «Éléments du bâtiment».

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

A concrete masonry unit which settles during curing so that the base is slightly enlarged; used in masonry wall construction.

CONT

Slump blocks are intentionally distorted during the manufacturing process to simulate the appearance of old adobe bricks. The rustic, rounded appearance of slump block is produced by utilizing a wetter than normal mixture that is subjected to an additional compression immediately upon ejection from the mold.

CONT

Slump Block is a concrete masonry unit developed primarily to emulate the appearance of cut or chiseled stone as well as the mud adobes used by Masons in the southwest for centuries.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie

Spanish

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Record 3 2001-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Ground-Drilling Facilities (Mining)
  • Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
DEF

The block in a mud pump that is guided to move in a straight line and serves as a connection between the pony rod and connecting rod.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Installations de forage minier
  • Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
CONT

Le matériel de pompage et de rotation. L'embiellage. Il comprend généralement: [...] Les crosses qui sont les guides du mouvement rectiligne alternatif, reçoivent les rallonges de crosse sur lesquelles on fixera les tiges de pistons de la partie hydraulique.

Spanish

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