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CONCRETE WEIGHT COATING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Construction
- Long-Distance Pipelines
- Pipes and Fittings
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- concrete weight coating
1, record 1, English, concrete%20weight%20coating
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- CWC 2, record 1, English, CWC
correct
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plant-applied coating used to provide negative buoyancy for offshore pipelines or for river or road crossing applications. 3, record 1, English, - concrete%20weight%20coating
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Concrete weight coating is widely used to protect submarine pipelines and ensure stability on the seabed. 4, record 1, English, - concrete%20weight%20coating
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Sometimes fusion bonded epoxy (FBE) alone is used as the factory coating, although these tend to be larger diameter pipelines which require a concrete weight coating (CWC), that provides both mechanical protection to the fragile FBE anti-corrosion layer as well as on-bottom stability to the overall pipeline. 5, record 1, English, - concrete%20weight%20coating
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Bétonnage
- Canalisations à grande distance
- Tuyauterie et raccords
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- revêtement de lestage en béton
1, record 1, French, rev%C3%AAtement%20de%20lestage%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- CWC 2, record 1, French, CWC
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il s’agit souvent de pipelines de plus grand diamètre, requérant un revêtement de lestage en béton (CWC), qui permet à la fois de protéger mécaniquement la fragile couche anticorrosion de FBE [époxyde appliqué par fusion] et de stabiliser sur le fond l’ensemble du pipeline. 2, record 1, French, - rev%C3%AAtement%20de%20lestage%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
CWC : sigle en anglais de «concrete weight coating». 3, record 1, French, - rev%C3%AAtement%20de%20lestage%20en%20b%C3%A9ton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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