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TIGE ACIER CREUSE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-01-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Quarrying Tools and Machinery
- Mining Equipment and Tools
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- scaling bar
1, record 1, English, scaling%20bar
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
scale (vt): To loosen and remove fragments from (as a rock surface) (to scale a rock wall after blasting). 2, record 1, English, - scaling%20bar
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et machinerie (Carrières)
- Outillage et équipement (Exploitation minière)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- barre de purgeage
1, record 1, French, barre%20de%20purgeage
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- pince à purger 1, record 1, French, pince%20%C3%A0%20purger
correct, feminine noun
- barre d'écaillage 1, record 1, French, barre%20d%27%C3%A9caillage
correct, feminine noun
- pince de purgeage 2, record 1, French, pince%20de%20purgeage
feminine noun
- pince d'écaillage 2, record 1, French, pince%20d%27%C3%A9caillage
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tige métallique(généralement creuse et en métal léger), terminée par un pic en acier, permettant d’effectuer la purge du toit d’un chantier minier. 1, record 1, French, - barre%20de%20purgeage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
purgeage : Nettoyage du front de taille ou du ciel de carrière pour les débarrasser des blocs branlants, dangereux pour les ouvriers qui doivent travailler à proximité. 3, record 1, French, - barre%20de%20purgeage
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2002-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Soil Tests (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- penetrometer cone
1, record 2, English, penetrometer%20cone
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The heart of EIC's Internal Reflection Sensor (IRS) is the internal reflection element. This element is positioned in the wall of the penetrometer cone so that its sensing face is in contact with the soil or groundwater as the cone is pushed into the ground. 2, record 2, English, - penetrometer%20cone
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Research is now required to determine the weighting distribution for the TDR measurement about the probe and how that relates to soil disturbance resulting from the insertion of the penetrometer cone. 3, record 2, English, - penetrometer%20cone
Record 2, Key term(s)
- cone of a penetrometer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
- Mécanique des sols
- Essais du sol (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cône de pénétromètre
1, record 2, French, c%C3%B4ne%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- cône de pénétration 2, record 2, French, c%C3%B4ne%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9tration
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le PENCEL est un système pressiométrique mono-cellulaire utilisé pour l'exécution d’essais de chargement in situ dans les sols. [...] La Sonde constituée d’un tube en acier sur lequel est montée une gaine gonflable, de points d’entrée pour le remplissage et la saturation, d’une pointe pour fonçage et d’un raccord pour tige de forage EW. Une sonde creuse est disponible en option permettant le passage d’un câble lorsque le PENCEL est utilisé avec un cône de pénétromètre. 1, record 2, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Normes d’identification des sols. [...] NF P 94-052-1. [...] Sols : Reconnaissance et Essais - Détermination des limites d’Atterberg - Partie 1 : Limite de liquidité - Méthode du cône de pénétration. 2, record 2, French, - c%C3%B4ne%20de%20p%C3%A9n%C3%A9trom%C3%A8tre
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-12-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Construction Site Equipment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- drill steel 1, record 3, English, drill%20steel
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bar of this metal (steel) that has one end formed as a bit for driving through rock. 2, record 3, English, - drill%20steel
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de chantier
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- fleuret
1, record 3, French, fleuret
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Outil de forage constitué d’une tige d’acier creuse emmanchée dans le marteau et comportant à son extrémité un taillant fixe ou amovible. 2, record 3, French, - fleuret
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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