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Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-01-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Road Maintenance
- Concrete Construction
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- transverse crack
1, record 1, English, transverse%20crack
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- transverse cracking 2, record 1, English, transverse%20cracking
correct
- diagonal crack 3, record 1, English, diagonal%20crack
correct
- diagonal cracking 4, record 1, English, diagonal%20cracking
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Crack or break approximately at right angles to the pavement centerline. 4, record 1, English, - transverse%20crack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Transverse cracks will occur at intervals of about 4.5 to 7.5 m. in an unjointed highway pavement, with a longitudinal crack spacing that would vary somewhat depending on concrete properties and climatic conditions. 5, record 1, English, - transverse%20crack
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
transverse cracks are further subdivided into full (across both lanes of two-lane road), half (across only one lane), and partial (across less than three-quarters lane width). 6, record 1, English, - transverse%20crack
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Entretien des routes
- Bétonnage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fissure transversale
1, record 1, French, fissure%20transversale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fissuration transversale 2, record 1, French, fissuration%20transversale
correct, feminine noun
- fissure diagonale 3, record 1, French, fissure%20diagonale
correct, feminine noun
- fissuration diagonale 4, record 1, French, fissuration%20diagonale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fissure [...] perpendiculaire à la route [qui] la traverse complètement ou en partie. 5, record 1, French, - fissure%20transversale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des joints sont pratiqués dans un revêtement en béton pour contrôler la fissuration transversale et longitudinale dues aux changements de volume du béton et à l'effet combiné des contraintes et des charges. 5, record 1, French, - fissure%20transversale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[Le glissement] commence par une fissuration diagonale au droit du passage des roues et se poursuit par des fissures paraboliques. 4, record 1, French, - fissure%20transversale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les fissures transversales] sont notées généralement à intervalles irréguliers; mais dans certains cas, pour une cause encore imprécise, elles se forment à intervalles très réguliers. 5, record 1, French, - fissure%20transversale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mantenimiento de carreteras
- Hormigonado
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- fisura transversal
1, record 1, Spanish, fisura%20transversal
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- grieta transversal 1, record 1, Spanish, grieta%20transversal
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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