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Record 1 1990-09-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Textiles
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

The movement by mechanical action or hydraulic flow of soil particles into the voids of a fabric and retention therein, thereby reducing the hydraulic conductivity of a geotextile.

CONT

Clogging, blocking and blinding. If the geotextile pore openings are slightly too small, then there will be insufficient initial wash-through of fine soil particles to promote the rapid formation of an efficient graded filter in the adjacent soil. Where the geotextile pore openings are even smaller, then there is a serious risk that either blinding, severe blocking or severe clogging will develop with time. Blocking is where soil particles resting on the surface of the geotextile, either totally or partially obstruct the pore openings. ... Blinding is a special form of severe blocking, where the soil grading permits the suffusion of fine soil particles which are too large to pass through the geotextile. ... Where the size of many of the soil particles is very close to that of the geotextile pore openings, then they are likely to enter the pores and become trapped within the geotextile. This can cause severe clogging which is most likely to arise in thick non-woven geotextiles with a complex pore structure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Textiles techniques
  • Mécanique des sols
CONT

Il existe deux risques majeurs de colmatage : le "clogging", qui est provoqué par la pénétration des particules à l'intérieur du géotextile (généralement les non-tissés) et donc réduit la perméabilité de ce dernier. [...] le "blocking", qui est l'obturation des canaux au point de passage du fluide dans le géotextile.

OBS

Colmatage : Obturation, progressive ou non, d'une couche poreuse ou fibreuse ou d'un appareil par dépôt de particules solides ou liquides.

OBS

Seule la source GIGUT semble utiliser le terme "clogging" comme spécifique par rapport au terme plus courant et plus large "colmatage".

Spanish

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Record 2 1985-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dance
OBS

clog dance: a kind of solo step dance performed with clogs (wooden-soled shoes) to emphasize the rhythm. Although French peasants did a clog dance in wooden "sabots" during the Renaissance, the form is most characteristic of the industrial areas of northern England and southern Scotland in the 19th century. The Lancashire hornpipe is a well-known example. The clog dance is a forerunner of tap dancing.

Key term(s)
  • clog dance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Danse
DEF

Danse de type Western qui n'est ni de la danse à claquette, ni le "clog dance" duquel elle tire son origine. Les danseurs adoptent des formations semblables à celles des danses carrées et se déplacent tout en tapant des pieds. Populaire dans le Kentucky, ce genre de danse vient de faire son apparition au Nouveau-Brunswick où des clubs se sont formés.

OBS

Conserverait l'appellation anglaise comme d'autres danses du même genre.

Spanish

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