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CIMENT GONFLANT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-02-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Masonry Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- expansive cement
1, record 1, English, expansive%20cement
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- self-stressing cement 1, record 1, English, self%2Dstressing%20cement
correct
- shrinkage-compensating cement 1, record 1, English, shrinkage%2Dcompensating%20cement
correct
- sulfoaluminate cement 1, record 1, English, sulfoaluminate%20cement
correct
- expansion cement 2, record 1, English, expansion%20cement
correct
- shrinking-compensating cement 3, record 1, English, shrinking%2Dcompensating%20cement
correct
- expanding cement 4, record 1, English, expanding%20cement
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cement that, when mixed with water, produces a paste which, after setting, tends to increase in volume to a significantly greater degree than does portland cement paste, used to compensate for volume decrease due to shrinkage or to induce tensile stress in reinforcement (post-tensioning). It is available in three types: type K ... type M ... type S .... 1, record 1, English, - expansive%20cement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Matériaux de maçonnerie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ciment expansif
1, record 1, French, ciment%20expansif
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ciment à retrait compensé 2, record 1, French, ciment%20%C3%A0%20retrait%20compens%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- ciment sans retrait 2, record 1, French, ciment%20sans%20retrait
correct, masculine noun
- ciment gonflant 3, record 1, French, ciment%20gonflant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ciment dont la prise s'accompagne d'un léger gonflement, dû à l'ajout de sulfate de calcium ou de ciment alumino-sulfaté; ce léger gonflement est ensuite éventuellement compensé par le retrait lors du durcissement. Des ciments à fort pouvoir expansif sont utilisés en démolition. 2, record 1, French, - ciment%20expansif
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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