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ASBESTOS-CEMENT PANEL [1 record]

Record 1 2011-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Man-Made Construction Materials
  • Thermal Insulation
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
CONT

The insulation must be protected above grade from both mechanical damage and ultraviolet radiation. This can be accomplished by covering it with either 6.4 mm asbestos-cement board or with 12 mm cement parging applied to wire lath ...

OBS

asbestos cement: A fire-resisting, water proofing material made by combining Portland cement with asbestos fibers.

OBS

asbestos-cement panel: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

Key term(s)
  • asbestos cement panel
  • asbestos cement board

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de construction artificiels
  • Isolation thermique
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
OBS

amiante-ciment : Matériau léger et dur, ignifuge et isolant, composé de ciment et de fibres d'amiante, et utilisé dans la fabrication d'éléments de couverture [...]

OBS

panneau d'amiante-ciment : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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