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EBOULEMENT TERRAIN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- toe of the rupture surface
1, record 1, English, toe%20of%20the%20rupture%20surface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- toe of the surface of rupture 2, record 1, English, toe%20of%20the%20surface%20of%20rupture
correct
- toe of surface of rupture 3, record 1, English, toe%20of%20surface%20of%20rupture
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A rock slide is a type of landslide occurring when a mass of rock moves quickly downslope. ... Large rock slides rarely occur without such precursors as cracking of the ground at the crown of the slide, or bulging of the ground surface above the toe of the rupture surface. 1, record 1, English, - toe%20of%20the%20rupture%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
foot: The portion of the landslide that has moved beyond the toe of the surface of rupture and overlies the original ground surface. 2, record 1, English, - toe%20of%20the%20rupture%20surface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pied de la surface de rupture
1, record 1, French, pied%20de%20la%20surface%20de%20rupture
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un éboulement, ou glissement rocheux, est une forme courante de glissement de terrain qui se produit quand une masse de roches dévale rapidement une pente. [...] Il est rare que des éboulements d’importance se produisent sans signes avant-coureurs comme un fendillement du sol au faîte de la pente ou un renflement du sol au-dessus du pied de la surface de rupture. 1, record 1, French, - pied%20de%20la%20surface%20de%20rupture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Equipment (Oil and Natural Gas Extraction)
- Mining Equipment and Tools
- Speleology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- well casing
1, record 2, English, well%20casing
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- casing 2, record 2, English, casing
correct, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A special steel tubing welded or screwed together and lowered into a borehole to prevent [the] entry of loose rock, gas, or liquid into the borehole or to prevent loss of circulation liquid into porous, cavernous, or crevassed ground. 3, record 2, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
There may be several strings of casing in a well, one inside the other. The first casing put in a well is called surface pipe which is cemented into place and serves to shut out shallow water formations and also as a foundation or anchor for all subsequent drilling activity. 4, record 2, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Drilling is started by attaching a short drill collar and a large bit to the kelly and drilling a hole to about 50 ft. A length of large size casing is run into this and cemented to the formation. This is called the conductor. 5, record 2, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
casing: term standardized by ISO. 6, record 2, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
well casing: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick). 7, record 2, English, - well%20casing
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Casing rupture. 8, record 2, English, - well%20casing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage (Extraction du pétrole et du gaz)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
- Spéléologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tubage de puits
1, record 2, French, tubage%20de%20puits
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tubage 2, record 2, French, tubage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- cuvelage 3, record 2, French, cuvelage
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tube ou ensemble d’éléments tubulaires dont on revêt les parois internes d’un trou de forage afin de les consolider et qu’on fixe par cimentation de l’espace annulaire (entre tubage et parois). 4, record 2, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le cuvelage est utilisé pour empêcher l'arrivée des fluides contenus dans les couches supérieures de terrain ou pour éviter l'éboulement du trou. Il peut y avoir plusieurs séries de cuvelages, l'un à l'intérieur de l'autre dans un seul puits. 5, record 2, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Au niveau d’une tête de forage sous-marine, les tubages sont toujours «posés» dans la tête de puits et cimentés dans cette position [...] 6, record 2, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
cuvelage : terme officiellement recommandé par le Gouvernement français. 7, record 2, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
cuvelage; tubage : termes normalisés par l’ISO. 4, record 2, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
tubage de puits : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick). 8, record 2, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Rupture de tubage. 9, record 2, French, - tubage%20de%20puits
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Equipo para extracción de petróleo y gas natural
- Equipo y herramientas (Explotación minera)
- Espeleología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- entubado de pozo
1, record 2, Spanish, entubado%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- revestimiento de pozo 1, record 2, Spanish, revestimiento%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
- encamisado de pozo 2, record 2, Spanish, encamisado%20de%20pozo
correct, masculine noun
- entubado 3, record 2, Spanish, entubado
correct, masculine noun
- encamisado 2, record 2, Spanish, encamisado
correct, masculine noun
- envoltura de pozo 4, record 2, Spanish, envoltura%20de%20pozo
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tubo de acero o plástico que se inserta permanentemente en el pozo después de taladrado. Su tamaño se especifíca de acuerdo a la dimensión de su diámetro interno. 4, record 2, Spanish, - entubado%20de%20pozo
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La entubación de un pozo después de perforado se realizará de acuerdo con la naturaleza de los terrenos atravesados. El entubado debe aguantar la presión de las paredes verticales del pozo y servir de conductor para el agua que se extraerá con la bomba de su interior. [...] El entubado se hace generalmente con tuberías metálicas aunque actualmente se está generalizando la tubería de PVC de resistencia superior a cuatro atmósferas. 5, record 2, Spanish, - entubado%20de%20pozo
Record 3 - external organization data 2004-03-18
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Mine Water Drainage
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- water ingress 1, record 3, English, water%20ingress
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cameco explained that the event began ... with a fall of ground in a drift being developed to expanding the ground freeze curtain operations. Freezing of the ground is used for stabilization and to control water ingress to the mine. 1, record 3, English, - water%20ingress
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écoulement et épuisement des eaux de mines
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- infiltration d'eau
1, record 3, French, infiltration%20d%27eau
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cameco explique que tout a commencé [...] lorsque s’est produit un éboulement de terrain dans une galerie creusée afin d’étendre les opérations de congélation du terrain. La congélation du sol sert à stabiliser et à régulariser l'infiltration d’eau dans la mine. 1, record 3, French, - infiltration%20d%27eau
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - external organization data 2004-03-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Mining Operations
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- freezing of the ground 1, record 4, English, freezing%20of%20the%20ground
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cameco explained that the event began ... with a fall of ground in a drift being developed to expanding the ground freeze curtain operations. Freezing of the ground is used for stabilization and to control water ingress to the mine. 1, record 4, English, - freezing%20of%20the%20ground
Record 4, Key term(s)
- ground freezing
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- congélation du sol
1, record 4, French, cong%C3%A9lation%20du%20sol
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cameco explique que tout a commencé [...] lorsque s’est produit un éboulement de terrain dans une galerie creusée afin d’étendre les opérations de congélation du terrain. La congélation du sol sert à stabiliser et à régulariser l'infiltration d’eau dans la mine. 1, record 4, French, - cong%C3%A9lation%20du%20sol
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - external organization data 2004-03-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mining Operations
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fall of ground 1, record 5, English, fall%20of%20ground
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cameco explained that the event began on the morning of April 6, 2003 with a fall of ground in a drift being developed to expanding the ground freeze curtain operations. Freezing of the ground is used for stabilization and to control water ingress to the mine. 1, record 5, English, - fall%20of%20ground
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Exploitation minière
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- éboulement de terrain
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9boulement%20de%20terrain
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cameco explique que tout a commencé le matin du 6 avril 2003, lorsque s’est produit un éboulement de terrain dans une galerie creusée afin d’étendre les opérations de congélation du terrain. La congélation du sol sert à stabiliser et à régulariser l'infiltration d’eau dans la mine. 1, record 5, French, - %C3%A9boulement%20de%20terrain
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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