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LEVELLING COVERING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-25
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Slabs and Floor Surfacing (Building Elements)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- topping
1, record 1, English, topping
correct, United States
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- concrete topping 2, record 1, English, concrete%20topping
correct, United States
- screed 3, record 1, English, screed
correct, noun, Great Britain
- levelling covering 4, record 1, English, levelling%20covering
- concrete covering 4, record 1, English, concrete%20covering
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A layer of mortar 2 to 7 cm thick, laid to finish a floor surface or as a bed for floor tiles.... 3, record 1, English, - topping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Concrete] floors may be poured as single monolithic slabs or they may be composed of a base slab covered by a topping. 1, record 1, English, - topping
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Concrete floors. A concrete topping may be applied to a concrete structural slab before or after the base has hardened. 2, record 1, English, - topping
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Dallages et chapes (Éléments du bâtiment)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- chape
1, record 1, French, chape
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- chape de béton 2, record 1, French, chape%20de%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, feminine noun
- chape de nivellement 3, record 1, French, chape%20de%20nivellement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouvrage en mortier de ciment surfacé, réalisé au sol sur une forme-support; cet ouvrage a une double fonction : mettre le sol au niveau général voulu, ou en retrait du nu final nécessité par la pose éventuelle d'un revêtement, et lui donner une bonne planéité générale; la confection des chapes permet aussi de créer, si nécessaire, les légères pentes nécessaires à l'écoulement des eaux. 1, record 1, French, - chape
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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