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PAVEMENT BREAKER [2 records]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Demolition
DEF

A [pneumatic, electric or] hydraulic tool with [a] percussive mechanism for breaking up concrete, rock, brickwork, asphalt, etc., primarily for use in the vertical plane.

OBS

concrete breaker; breaker; pavement breaker; road breaker: terms standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Démolition
DEF

Machine portative [pneumatique, électrique ou] hydraulique avec mécanisme de percussion utilisée pour briser le béton, la pierre, la maçonnerie, l'asphalte, etc., principalement pour l'utilisation sur un plan vertical.

OBS

marteau brise-béton : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-12-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demolition
  • Roads
  • Construction Site Equipment
CONT

Rubblization shall be accomplished by the use of a pavement breaker machine that is capable of delivering sufficient energy to rubblize the pavement full-depth in a manner that completely destroys the concrete slab and all slab action.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démolition
  • Voies de circulation
  • Matériel de chantier

Spanish

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