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CARRIERE PIERRES [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Titles of Provincial and Territorial Laws and Regulations (Canadian)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- The Quarry Materials Act
1, record 1, English, The%20Quarry%20Materials%20Act
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Titres de lois et de règlements provinciaux et territoriaux canadiens
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- The Quarry Materials Act
1, record 1, French, The%20Quarry%20Materials%20Act
correct, Newfoundland and Labrador
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une nouvelle version de la loi sur les matériaux de carrière(Quarry Materials Act) a été adoptée en janvier 1999. Cette nouvelle version redéfinit les matériaux de carrière afin d’en exclure les pierres de taille. Ces dernières sont désormais considérées comme des minéraux dont l'exploitation relève des dispositions de la loi sur les minéraux(Mineral Act). Le changement de définition ne s’applique pas au Labrador en raison de ses conséquences éventuelles sur les revendications territoriales autochtones en suspens dans la région. 2, record 1, French, - The%20Quarry%20Materials%20Act
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2007-12-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Quarries
- Execution of Work (Construction)
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- false bed
1, record 2, English, false%20bed
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Position of a stone in a different direction to that of the bed. 2, record 2, English, - false%20bed
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Carrières
- Exécution des travaux de construction
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- délit
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9lit
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(d’une pierre) : face opposée au lit de carrière 2, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9lit
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le délit d’une pierre est la position de cette pierre dans un sens perpendiculaire à celui de son lit de carrière, lequel est horizontal. La pose de pierres en délit est à éviter(surtout s’il s’agit d’un matériau lité ou stratifié comme le calcaire ou le schiste) car celles-ci risqueraient de se fissurer(sous l'effet de forces de compression) ou de créer un coup de sabre si elles étaient trop hautes. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9lit
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-02-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Civil Engineering
- Gravel and Sand Production
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- sandpit
1, record 3, English, sandpit
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sand pit 2, record 3, English, sand%20pit
correct
- sand-pit 3, record 3, English, sand%2Dpit
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An excavation dug in sand, especially as a source of sand for construction materials. 4, record 3, English, - sandpit
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Génie civil
- Gravières et sablières
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- sablière
1, record 3, French, sabli%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- carrière de sable 2, record 3, French, carri%C3%A8re%20de%20sable
correct, feminine noun
- arénière 3, record 3, French, ar%C3%A9ni%C3%A8re
see observation, feminine noun
- pit de sable 4, record 3, French, pit%20de%20sable
avoid
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Lieu d’où l’on extrait du sable. 5, record 3, French, - sabli%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le Code minier distingue, parmi les gîtes de substances minérales, les «mines» et les «carrières». Est considérée comme carrière toute exploitation de matériaux destinés à la construction : granulats, pierres à bâtir, ardoises, calcaires, gypses, argiles, sables, matériaux isolants. 5, record 3, French, - sabli%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
sablonnière : Lieu d’où l’on extrait du sablon. 5, record 3, French, - sabli%C3%A8re
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
arénière : Terme plus générique qui englobe les sablières et les sablonnières. 6, record 3, French, - sabli%C3%A8re
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ingeniería civil
- Producción de grava y arena
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- cantera de arena
1, record 3, Spanish, cantera%20de%20arena
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-06-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ashlar and Building Stone (Quarrying)
- Masonry Practice
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- clean off
1, record 4, English, clean%20off
correct, verb
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- clear off 2, record 4, English, clear%20off
verb
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pierres de taille et moellons (Carrières)
- Maçonnerie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ébousiner
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9bousiner
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Enlever au marteau le bousin, partie tendre ou terreuse qui recouvre une pierre. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%A9bousiner
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bousin. Matière étrangère, généralement terreuse, qui recouvre parfois sur quelques centimètres d’épaisseur les pierres extraites de la carrière. [...] Enlever le bousin s’appelle ébousiner la pierre. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%A9bousiner
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-04-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
- Applications of Concrete
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- cast stone
1, record 5, English, cast%20stone
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- reconstructed stone 2, record 5, English, reconstructed%20stone
correct
- patent stone 2, record 5, English, patent%20stone
correct
- cast concrete stone 3, record 5, English, cast%20concrete%20stone
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A highly refined building stone manufactured from a mixture of Portland cement, coarse aggregates, and fine aggregates, to simulate natural cut stone. 2, record 5, English, - cast%20stone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cast stone, another concrete product, is used for interior as well as exterior facing. It is usually made from portland cement mortar and some normal- or light-weight aggregate, molded in various sizes ... to represent roughhewn stone. 4, record 5, English, - cast%20stone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Marble chips are graded for making artificial stone .... Crushed and ground [marble] products are used for ... cast stone .... 5, record 5, English, - cast%20stone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The following sources do not distinguish this concept from the concept of "artificial stone": ARCCO 1975, p. 26; BRILM 1976, p. 99; HOMAT 1971, p. 622. 6, record 5, English, - cast%20stone
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
- Utilisation du béton
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- pierre artificielle
1, record 5, French, pierre%20artificielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
mélange de ciment (pouvant être coloré), d’eau, de granulats et éventuellement d’adjuvants qui, une fois durci et convenablement traité par différents procédés, présente l’aspect de certaines pierres naturelles. (Il s’agit le plus souvent d’éléments préfabriqués.) 2, record 5, French, - pierre%20artificielle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Des pierres artificielles. Il s’agit de véritables pierres reconstituées, fabriquées à partir de mortiers ou bétons particuliers où le granulat est constitué par des déchets de carrière, réduits par broyage à une grosseur analogue à celle des grains de la pierre à reproduire. 3, record 5, French, - pierre%20artificielle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec la pierre reconstituée (en anglais, «artificial stone»). 4, record 5, French, - pierre%20artificielle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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