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FOUILLE PUITS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Excavation (Construction)
- Deep Foundations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pit
1, record 1, English, pit
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- limited-area, vertical excavation 2, record 1, English, limited%2Darea%2C%20vertical%20excavation
correct
- foundation pit 3, record 1, English, foundation%20pit
- foundation excavation 2, record 1, English, foundation%20excavation
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A small but deep usually rectangular hole dug for underpinning, foundations, retaining walls and the like. 4, record 1, English, - pit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Hand-excavated pits with timber sheeting were once common and may still often be used to advantage, especially in underpinning ... 1, record 1, English, - pit
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Limited-area, vertical excavation might almost be called foundation excavation, because a large part of it consists of digging single excavations of small size. 2, record 1, English, - pit
Record 1, Key term(s)
- sheeted pit
- cased hole
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fouilles (Construction)
- Fondations profondes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- puits
1, record 1, French, puits
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- puits de fondation 2, record 1, French, puits%20de%20fondation
correct, masculine noun
- fouille en puits 3, record 1, French, fouille%20en%20puits
correct, feminine noun
- fouille de puits 4, record 1, French, fouille%20de%20puits
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Excavation verticale exécutée dans le sol destinée [...] à l’établissement de fondations profondes. 1, record 1, French, - puits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
[...] fouille de section étroite et de grande profondeur, remplie ensuite de béton [...] peut être exécutée soit à la main, soit à la machine. 5, record 1, French, - puits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 DEF
[...] terrassement de petite surface et de grande profondeur [...] exécuté pour l’établissement des fondations de piliers isolés, par exemple. 6, record 1, French, - puits
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par extension, [puits désigne aussi] la maçonnerie elle-même qui remplit le puits. 1, record 1, French, - puits
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-03-12
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cofferdams and Dewatering (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- filter well
1, record 2, English, filter%20well
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bored well of about 30 cm diameter, used as an alternative to wellpoints, in which each borehole has its own pump installed at the top. It is more expensive and slower to install, but there is less disturbance to the ground than with wellpoints because there are fewer, though more efficient, wells.... If the pumps are submersible they can be installed at the foot of each well, and there is then no limit to their depth. 1, record 2, English, - filter%20well
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Épuisements et batardeaux (Construction)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- puits filtrant
1, record 2, French, puits%20filtrant
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- tube filtrant individuel 2, record 2, French, tube%20filtrant%20individuel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on procède à un rabattement de nappe par pompage, en principe à l'extérieur de la fouille [...] on dispose un réseau de pointes filtrantes, qui sont des tubes d’acier crépinés foncés par battage et reliés en tête à un collecteur sur lequel est montée une pompe de surface. La hauteur d’aspiration est limitée pratiquement à 7 ou 8, 00 m. Dans le cas où la hauteur de pompage est plus importante, on a recours à des puits filtrants équipés chacun d’une pompe immergée dont la hauteur de refoulement n’ est plus limitée. Cette réalisation est plus onéreuse, mais bien plus performante. 1, record 2, French, - puits%20filtrant
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-08-30
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- open-dredged caisson
1, record 3, English, open%2Ddredged%20caisson
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The most common shapes of open-dredged caissons are (1) circular and annular, as for pump wells and shafts, and (2) rectangular and compartmented, as for bridge piers of all sizes. 1, record 3, English, - open%2Ddredged%20caisson
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caisson à fouille ouverte 1, record 3, French, caisson%20%C3%A0%20fouille%20ouverte
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les formes les plus communes de caissons à fouille ouverte sont :(1) circulaires et annulaires, comme pour les puits, et(2) rectangulaires et compartimentées, comme pour les piles de ponts de toutes dimensions. 1, record 3, French, - caisson%20%C3%A0%20fouille%20ouverte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1982-08-30
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- floating caisson
1, record 4, English, floating%20caisson
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On some floating caissons use is made of a double steel shell - one shell for the outside of the caisson, and the other for the walls of the dredge wells. 1, record 4, English, - floating%20caisson
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- caisson flottant 1, record 4, French, caisson%20flottant
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sur quelques caissons flottants, on emploie une double coque d’acier-une coque pour l'extérieur du caisson et l'autre pour les parois des puits de fouille. 1, record 4, French, - caisson%20flottant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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