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TASSEMENT TERRAIN [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thaw slide
1, record 1, English, thaw%20slide
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... comprehensive pipeline integrity and environmental load monitoring programs are essential in the absence of standardized design guidelines for buried gas pipelines and return periods criteria for northern terrain-related environmental loads (such as frost heave, thaw settlement or thaw slides). 2, record 1, English, - thaw%20slide
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glissement dû au dégel
1, record 1, French, glissement%20d%C3%BB%20au%20d%C3%A9gel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les programmes exhaustifs liés à l'intégrité du pipeline et à la surveillance de la charge environnementale sont essentiels en l'absence de lignes directrices de conception normalisées pour les gazoducs enfouis et de critères relatifs à la période de retour pour les charges environnementales liées au terrain nordique(telles que le gonflement du sol par le gel, le tassement ou les glissements dus au dégel). 2, record 1, French, - glissement%20d%C3%BB%20au%20d%C3%A9gel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ditch fill settlement
1, record 2, English, ditch%20fill%20settlement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- ditch settlement 2, record 2, English, ditch%20settlement
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... it is common for pipelines in northern settings to experience ditch settlement, and this is expected along the pipeline right-of-way in permafrost and organic terrain. Based on the experience of other northern pipeline projects, local settlement of the pipeline ditch immediately following construction can be greater than general right-of-way settlement. 3, record 2, English, - ditch%20fill%20settlement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tassement de remblai de tranchée
1, record 2, French, tassement%20de%20remblai%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tassement de tranchée 2, record 2, French, tassement%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] il est courant pour les pipelines des milieux environnants nordiques de présenter un tassement de tranchée, et on s’attend à cela le long de l'emprise du pipeline dans le pergélisol et le terrain organique. Selon l'expérience d’autres projets de pipelines nordiques, le tassement local de la tranchée du pipeline immédiatement suivant sa construction peut être supérieur au tassement général de l'emprise. 3, record 2, French, - tassement%20de%20remblai%20de%20tranch%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1990-09-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- suffosion
1, record 3, English, suffosion
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineral clogging starts to develop at the interface between the geotextile (or pipe wall) and the adjacent soil. It is therefore defined as a contact process. Two clogging processes can be distinguished: contact erosion ... which occurs when particles of nearly all sizes are washed out locally and contact suffosion ... when only the fine particles are washed out leaving a skeleton, consisting of coarser particles, behind. In subsurface drainage systems, contact erosion should be restricted. Contact suffosion is allowed, provided however that the envelope does not clog. 1, record 3, English, - suffosion
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Mécanique des sols
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- suffusion
1, record 3, French, suffusion
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tassement de la surface du terrain par la lévigation(due aux eaux souterraines) des composants solubles ainsi que par le déplacement des particules colloïdales qui constituent la roche meuble. 1, record 3, French, - suffusion
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1990-09-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- contact suffosion
1, record 4, English, contact%20suffosion
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Mineral clogging starts to develop at the interface between the geotextile (or pipe wall) and the adjacent soil. It is therefore defined as a contact process. Two clogging processes can be distinguished: contact erosion ... which occurs when particles of nearly all sizes are washed out locally and contact suffosion ... when only the fine particles are washed out leaving a skeleton, consisting of coarser particles, behind. In subsurface drainage systems, contact erosion should be restricted. Contact suffosion is allowed, provided however that the envelope does not clog. 1, record 4, English, - contact%20suffosion
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Égouts et drainage
- Mécanique des sols
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- suffusion par contact
1, record 4, French, suffusion%20par%20contact
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Suffusion :Tassement de la surface du terrain par la lévigation(due aux eaux souterraines) des composants solubles ainsi que par le déplacement des particules colloïdales qui constituent la roche meuble. 2, record 4, French, - suffusion%20par%20contact
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-06-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Deep Foundations
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- head settlement
1, record 5, English, head%20settlement
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A common type of load test, using only a single pile, in which only the head settlement is measured under fairly rapid application of loads, [etc.] ... provides such doubtful information that a correct interpretation may be difficult if not entirely impossible. 1, record 5, English, - head%20settlement
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fondations profondes
- Mécanique des sols
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tassement de la tête du pieu
1, record 5, French, tassement%20de%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20pieu
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- tassement en tête 2, record 5, French, tassement%20en%20t%C3%AAte
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un essai de chargement, communément pratiqué: - chargement d’un pieu isolé où l’on ne mesure que le tassement en tête après application assez rapide des charges, [etc.] (...) fournirait des informations si douteuses qu’une interprétation correcte serait difficile, sinon impossible. 2, record 5, French, - tassement%20de%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20pieu
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le plus souvent la pointe ne commence à travailler qu'après un tassement important de la tête du pieu(...) qui correspond déjà à une plastification du terrain encaissant sur une partie de la longueur du pieu. 1, record 5, French, - tassement%20de%20la%20t%C3%AAte%20du%20pieu
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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