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FOSSE CENTRALE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-10-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- step fault
1, record 1, English, step%20fault
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- multiple fault 1, record 1, English, multiple%20fault
correct
- distributive fault 1, record 1, English, distributive%20fault
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
One of a set of closely spaced, parallel faults. 1, record 1, English, - step%20fault
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- faille en escalier
1, record 1, French, faille%20en%20escalier
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- faille étagée 2, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A9tag%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- faille en gradins 3, record 1, French, faille%20en%20gradins
correct, feminine noun
- faille à gradins 4, record 1, French, faille%20%C3%A0%20gradins
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Faille appartenant à un réseau de failles parallèles rapprochées sur lesquelles le déplacement total est distribué. 5, record 1, French, - faille%20en%20escalier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les failles en gradins, dans lesquelles la fracturation se produit suivant des plans subparallèles et de telle sorte que les compartiments abaissés soient toujours du même côté par rapport à ces plans. Quand cette disposition se présente sur les deux côtés d’une masse centrale qui domine les autres, on obtient un môle tectonique ou horst; si, par contre c'est le phénomène opposé qui se produit, une zone allongée et étroite abaissée par rapport à deux systèmes de gradins, on obtient un fossé tectonique ou graben. 3, record 1, French, - faille%20en%20escalier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La dénivellation [...] est [...] répartie entre une série de petites failles parallèles dont les rejets s’additionnent, et qui déterminent une série de gradins étagés les uns au-dessus des autres. 6, record 1, French, - faille%20en%20escalier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-08-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Hurd Deep Fault Zone
1, record 2, English, Hurd%20Deep%20Fault%20Zone
unofficial
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Zone de failles de la Fosse Centrale
1, record 2, French, Zone%20de%20failles%20de%20la%20Fosse%20Centrale
unofficial, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1999-08-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geographical Names
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Hurd Deep
1, record 3, English, Hurd%20Deep
unofficial
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Noms géographiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Fosse Centrale
1, record 3, French, Fosse%20Centrale
unofficial, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-08-31
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Equipment and Tools (Water Supply)
- Wastewater Treatment
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- mechanized thickener
1, record 4, English, mechanized%20thickener
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thickeners may be either static or mechanized. ... Mechanized thickeners ... The round tank, with a floor slope generally between 10 and 15 [feet] to the horizontal, is equipped with a dual-purpose rotating mechanism: it transfers the settled sludge to the central sludge-collecting hopper by means of scrapers moving immediately above the floor, it helps to free the interstitial water and gases held in the sludge by using a vertical picket fence mounted on the rotating mechanism. 1, record 4, English, - mechanized%20thickener
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Équipement et outillage (Alimentation en eau)
- Traitement des eaux usées
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- épaississeur mécanisé
1, record 4, French, %C3%A9paississeur%20m%C3%A9canis%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les épaississeurs peuvent être de type statique ou mécanisé. [...] Épaississeurs mécanisés [...] La cuve cylindrique dont la pente du radier est comprise généralement entre 10 et 15 [pieds] sur l'horizontal est équipée d’un ensemble mécanique tournant dont le rôle est double : assurer le transfert des boues déposées vers la fosse centrale collectrice de boues au moyen de racleurs disposés immédiatement au-dessus du radier, faciliter le dégagement de l'eau interstitielle et des gaz occlus dans les boues au moyen d’une herse verticale accrochée au dispositif tournant. 1, record 4, French, - %C3%A9paississeur%20m%C3%A9canis%C3%A9
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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