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CENTRALE BETON [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-12-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ready-mix concrete plant
1, record 1, English, ready%2Dmix%20concrete%20plant
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- ready-mix plant 1, record 1, English, ready%2Dmix%20plant
correct
- centralized ready-mix plant 1, record 1, English, centralized%20ready%2Dmix%20plant
correct
- central mixing plant 2, record 1, English, central%20mixing%20plant
correct
- central plant 3, record 1, English, central%20plant
correct
- ready-mixed concrete plant 4, record 1, English, ready%2Dmixed%20concrete%20plant
correct
- ready-mixed plant 5, record 1, English, ready%2Dmixed%20plant
- concrete mixing plant 6, record 1, English, concrete%20mixing%20plant
- concrete batching plant 7, record 1, English, concrete%20batching%20plant
- concrete station 8, record 1, English, concrete%20station
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A plant installed to mix concrete for a large structure, such as dam, or for sale to public and includes equipment for handling and storing aggregate and cement, batchers, and required number of concrete mixers. 9, record 1, English, - ready%2Dmix%20concrete%20plant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Centralized ready-mix plants. ... In a modern ready-mix concrete plant the production of the various concrete mixes is programmed by an electronic computer, and batches of concrete of any desired size are proportioned automatically by electronic control. ... In ready-mix plants concrete is mixed either in mobile mixers or in stationary mixers. 1, record 1, English, - ready%2Dmix%20concrete%20plant
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- centrale à béton
1, record 1, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- tour à béton 2, record 1, French, tour%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Usine extérieure au chantier où le béton est préparé et est à l'état liquide pour être transporté sur le lieu où il sera coulé afin de réaliser un élément de construction. 3, record 1, French, - centrale%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1995-01-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- concrete plant 1, record 2, English, concrete%20plant
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Two types of tilting mixers and three types of nontilting mixers are commonly used in concrete plants. 2, record 2, English, - concrete%20plant
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- centrale à béton
1, record 2, French, centrale%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- usine à béton 2, record 2, French, usine%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
feminine noun
- usine de bétonnage 3, record 2, French, usine%20de%20b%C3%A9tonnage
feminine noun
- poste de béton 2, record 2, French, poste%20de%20b%C3%A9ton
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] aucun chantier n'est éloigné de plus de 30 km d'une centrale à béton. 1, record 2, French, - centrale%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Il existe [...] des usines à béton confectionnant [...] un matériau de première qualité livré ensuite sur chantier par camions équipés d'une cuve animée (...) d'un mouvement régulier de rotation. 2, record 2, French, - centrale%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Afin d'éviter l'interruption des travaux par temps froid, les postes de béton sont souvent équipés d'un système de réchauffage des agrégats par vapeur produite dans un générateur. 2, record 2, French, - centrale%20%C3%A0%20b%C3%A9ton
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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