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CIMENT HYDRAULIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2014-04-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cement Industry
  • Binders and Mastics (Constr.)
  • Types of Concrete
DEF

A finely ground inorganic material forming, by addition of the appropriate quantity of water, a binding paste capable of hardening both under water and in air and of binding together granular material.

CONT

Portland cement is a hydraulic cement; that is, when mixed in the proper proportions with water, it will harden under water (as well as in the air).

CONT

cement: Any substance that acts as a bonding agent for materials. In construction and engineering the word almost always means hydraulic cement, it being by far the most important. ... The principal hydraulic cements are: several types of Portland cement; Portland-pozzolan cement; ... Portland blast-furnace slag cement; ... slag cement; ... masonry cement; ... oil-well cement; ... aluminous or high-alumina cement; ... and expansive cements ...

OBS

hydraulic cement: term and definition standardized by ISO [International Organization for Standardization].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cimenterie
  • Liants et mastics (Construction)
  • Sortes de béton
DEF

Ciment qui fait prise sous l'action de l'eau et qui donne des mortiers et des bétons résistant parfaitement à l'action de l'eau.

CONT

Conditionnement [des déchets radioactifs] dans le béton. Fondée sur l'emploi de ciments hydrauliques (portland, à haute teneur en alumine ou issus de pouzzolanes), cette méthode est très largement employée. [...] Elle est adaptée à la solidification des principaux types de déchets de faible et moyenne activités.

OBS

Ciment (liant hydraulique).

OBS

ciment : terme normalisé par l'ISO [Organisation internationale de normalisation].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Industria del cemento
  • Argamasas y masillas (Construcción)
  • Tipos de hormigón
DEF

Cemento que fragua y endurece por reacción química con agua.

OBS

[La] reacción puede ocurrir también por inmersión en agua.

OBS

Mezcla de cal de grano fino, aluminio y sílice, que forma un producto duro al añadirle agua, que combina químicamente con los otros ingredientes para formar hidrato.

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