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GRANULES LIEGE EXPANSE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-04-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cork
- Natural Construction Materials
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
- Thermal Insulation
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- expanded agglomerated cork
1, record 1, English, expanded%20agglomerated%20cork
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, Key term(s)
- expanded agglomerated corkboard
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Liège
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
- Isolation thermique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- liège aggloméré expansé
1, record 1, French, li%C3%A8ge%20agglom%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20expans%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le liège aggloméré expansé pur. Il s’agit de granulés de liège, expansés et agglomérés à la vapeur surchauffée sans adjonction d’aucun agglomérant. C'est un produit naturel, rigide, imputrescible. Un isolant non hydrophile. Il s’avère très efficace contre le froid, la chaleur, les bruits, les vibrations, l'humidité et la condensation. On peut l'installer sous la toiture et sous des parquets flottants(en plaques de 40 mm d’épaisseur). 2, record 1, French, - li%C3%A8ge%20agglom%C3%A9r%C3%A9%20expans%C3%A9
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-28
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Cork
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
- Thermal Insulation
- Natural Construction Materials
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- expanded cork granules
1, record 2, English, expanded%20cork%20granules
correct, see observation, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Resilient, insulating mat of bituminised kraft paper. With a layer of pure expanded cork granules on one side and aluminium laminate (vapour screen) on the other. 1, record 2, English, - expanded%20cork%20granules
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term usually used in plural. 2, record 2, English, - expanded%20cork%20granules
Record 2, Key term(s)
- expanded cork granule
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Liège
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
- Isolation thermique
- Matériaux de construction naturels
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- granulés de liège expansé
1, record 2, French, granul%C3%A9s%20de%20li%C3%A8ge%20expans%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- granulats de liège expansé 2, record 2, French, granulats%20de%20li%C3%A8ge%20expans%C3%A9
correct, see observation, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces granulés de liège sont dits expansés après avoir subi un développement en volume (ou en surface). 1, record 2, French, - granul%C3%A9s%20de%20li%C3%A8ge%20expans%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Liège. Écorce du chêne-liège. Léger et relativement souple, très résistant à l’humidité et à la chaleur, le liège sert dans le bâtiment : [...] sous forme de granulats obtenus par broyage ou déchiquetage d’agglomérés, ou par concassage de liège naturel; ces granulats sont fournis en vrac pour la composition de bétons légers, ou pour l’isolation phonique et/ou thermique. 3, record 2, French, - granul%C3%A9s%20de%20li%C3%A8ge%20expans%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
granulés de liège expansé; granulats de liège expansé : termes ordinairement utilisé au pluriel. 2, record 2, French, - granul%C3%A9s%20de%20li%C3%A8ge%20expans%C3%A9
Record 2, Key term(s)
- granulé de liège expansé
- granulat de liège expansé
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-04-17
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Cork
- Natural Construction Materials
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- expanded cork 1, record 3, English, expanded%20cork
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- steam-baked cork 2, record 3, English, steam%2Dbaked%20cork
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
by heating cork up to 300 ° C its cells expand and a kind of dry distillation takes place. Different chemical reactions cause the cells or particles to stick together. This mass is pressed into plates hydraulically. 1, record 3, English, - expanded%20cork
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Liège
- Matériaux de construction naturels
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- liège expansé
1, record 3, French, li%C3%A8ge%20expans%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le liège [...] se présente [...] sous diverses formes :liège naturel en feuilles, granulés collés à des feutres asphaltés, liège compressé, liège expansé, liège aggloméré [...] Généralement, le liège n’ est utilisé que pour l'isolement de machines lourdes [...], ainsi que pour celui de certains planchers. 2, record 3, French, - li%C3%A8ge%20expans%C3%A9
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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