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SLOPED SITE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1990-11-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Site Development
- Landscape Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sloped site
1, record 1, English, sloped%20site
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Italian Renaissance garden on sloped site. 1, record 1, English, - sloped%20site
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Aménagement du terrain
- Architecture paysagère
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terrain en pente
1, record 1, French, terrain%20en%20pente
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terrain incliné 2, record 1, French, terrain%20inclin%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- terrain déclive 3, record 1, French, terrain%20d%C3%A9clive
correct, masculine noun
- terrain pentu 4, record 1, French, terrain%20pentu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... l'eau doit être distribuée en pluie fine, de façon à ne pas déterrer les semences, surtout sur un terrain en pente, où elles pourraient être entraînées par le ruissellement. 5, record 1, French, - terrain%20en%20pente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
déclive ; (adjectif) Qui va en pente. Terrain déclive. 6, record 1, French, - terrain%20en%20pente
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
pentu: (adjectif) en pente, incliné, en parlant d'un terrain. 4, record 1, French, - terrain%20en%20pente
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1986-12-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Excavation (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- wide excavation
1, record 2, English, wide%20excavation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- wide-area excavation 2, record 2, English, wide%2Darea%20excavation
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Figure 8.4. Typical bracing in deep, wide excavation. 1, record 2, English, - wide%20excavation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Bulk wide-area excavation. May... have considerable depth... there is complete access to the site from many directions, and the... banks can be sloped flatly on two or more sides. 2, record 2, English, - wide%20excavation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fouilles (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- excavation
1, record 2, French, excavation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fouille en excavation 2, record 2, French, fouille%20en%20excavation
correct, feminine noun
- fouille en pleine masse 3, record 2, French, fouille%20en%20pleine%20masse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'excavation intéresse une [...] grande étendue et une [...] grande masse de terres [...] et concerne le plus souvent toute l'emprise de l'ouvrage. Son creusement vise à réaliser l'emplacement du sous-sol [...] 4, record 2, French, - excavation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au-dessus de cette largeur [2 m] la fouille est dite «excavation»; c'est une fouille d'importantes dimensions comme celle d'un sous-sol, dans laquelle [...] les camions automobiles peuvent entrer directement pour l'enlèvement des terres. 5, record 2, French, - excavation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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