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TERRES FOUILLES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1998-08-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Earthmoving
- Excavation (Construction)
- Waste Management
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- excavated earth
1, record 1, English, excavated%20earth
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- soil cut 2, record 1, English, soil%20cut
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Construction and demolition wastes] include a variety of rejected matter such as excavated earth, stones .... 1, record 1, English, - excavated%20earth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A common method of classifying excavation is to associate it with the type of excavated material: topsoil, earth, rock, muck, and unclassified. 3, record 1, English, - excavated%20earth
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
An excess of soil cut was kept on site to make this toboggan and ski hill. 2, record 1, English, - excavated%20earth
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Terrassement
- Fouilles (Construction)
- Gestion des déchets
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- terre de fouilles
1, record 1, French, terre%20de%20fouilles
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- terres de fouilles 2, record 1, French, terres%20de%20fouilles
correct, feminine noun
- terres de déblai 3, record 1, French, terres%20de%20d%C3%A9blai
correct, feminine noun
- terre de déblai 2, record 1, French, terre%20de%20d%C3%A9blai
correct, feminine noun
- terres déblayées 4, record 1, French, terres%20d%C3%A9blay%C3%A9es
correct, feminine noun
- terre déblayée 4, record 1, French, terre%20d%C3%A9blay%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- terre extraite 5, record 1, French, terre%20extraite
correct, feminine noun
- terres extraites 2, record 1, French, terres%20extraites
correct, feminine noun
- terre enlevée 2, record 1, French, terre%20enlev%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
- déblais de terre 5, record 1, French, d%C3%A9blais%20de%20terre
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(Terre de fouilles) Terre utilisée pour faire des buttes ou créer quelques reliefs au jardin d'ornement; elle provient bien souvent de travaux de construction et n'est pas de grande qualité; elle convient à des cultures peu exigeantes. 1, record 1, French, - terre%20de%20fouilles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les solutions sont (...) fondées sur un principe de compensation : les terres de déblai utilisées en remblai permettent pour un faible cubage manipulé d'accentuer la dénivellation. 3, record 1, French, - terre%20de%20fouilles
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
(...) les terres déblayées peuvent être réemployées en remblais. 4, record 1, French, - terre%20de%20fouilles
Record 1, Key term(s)
- terres enlevées
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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