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VIBROCOMPACTADOR [1 record]

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Record 1 1996-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction Site Equipment
  • Nuclear Waste Materials
  • Waste Management
CONT

Vibratory compactors are being used ... to work the sand into the space between waste packages.

OBS

"compactor", also called "compacter": a machine (as one having a roller or a vibrating tamper) for crushing or compacting material.

Key term(s)
  • vibratory compacter
  • vibrating compacter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Matériel de chantier
  • Déchets nucléaires
  • Gestion des déchets
DEF

«vibrocompacteur» : Appareil de compactage de matériaux, en particulier de décharges publiques, par pression et vibration.

CONT

Les vibrocompacteurs doivent communiquer au sol le maximum de leur énergie sans transmettre au moteur ou au guidon de direction des vibrations trop importantes. [Source : Le Moniteur des travaux publics].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Equipos de construcción
  • Desechos nucleares
  • Gestión de los desechos
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