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VIDRIO CONSTRUCCION [2 records]

Record 1 1999-08-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Glazing Materials (Constr.)
OBS

Glass used in building.

CONT

Imports of building glass amounted to FIM 146 million.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux verriers (Construction)
OBS

Produits verriers utilisés pour la construction.

CONT

Architecture : Un nouveau verre de construction de forme courbe qui ne génère aucune distorsion optique. Société : Design A Glass Ltd.

CONT

Les secteurs d'exposition de Metallbau 2000. [...] Matériaux, produits semi-finis : Métal, acier, verre de construction, vitrages, tôles et bandes, panneaux, profilés, barres, tuyaux, tubes, grillages, grilles, cordes, filets, sangles, câbles, chaînes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales vidriados (Construcción)
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Record 2 1997-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
  • Walls and Partitions
CONT

Wall and partitions blocks ... are the units used to build the bearing and nonbearing walls and partitions in concrete block construction. They may be laid up with either face-shell or full mortar bedding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
  • Murs et cloisons
OBS

Bloc. Élément de construction de forme parallélépipédique, plus gros qu'une brique pleine ou qu'un moellon [...] le mot désigne surtout les éléments manufacturés de dimension normalisées [...] pour murs et cloisons.

Key term(s)
  • bloc pour mur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Materiales de albañilería
  • Paredes y mamparas
OBS

Bloque. Cualquier bloque rectangular hueco, hecho de arcilla cocido, terracota, hormigón, cemento o fibra de vidrio que se utiliza como material de construcción.

Key term(s)
  • bloque para muro
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