Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

recharge en beton maigre

English translation:

lean concrete filling

Added to glossary by Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Jan 3, 2002 21:27
22 yrs ago
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French term

recharge en beton maigre

French to English Tech/Engineering building construction
building/condtruction -

"en couverture des fondations, dallage en beton coule sur une recharge en beton maigre."

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lean concrete filling

Domaine(s) : bâtiment


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lean concrete

Terme(s) apparenté(s)
lean-mixed concrete
poor concrete
weak concrete béton maigre n. m.

Déf. :
Béton faiblement dosé en ciment (inférieur à 250 kg/m³). Il est en particulier utilisé comme béton de propreté.
Béton contenant très peu de liant.
Béton où le ciment n'enveloppe pas complètement les agrégats.
Peer comment(s):

agree Guereau : In the EN>FR Bucksch, they use "fill" or "shell" for "recharge" in the context of dams. Lean concrete is confirmed by Forbes.
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lean concrete

I knew about lean concrete, but "recharge" I'm not sure of. Is it a fresh layer of lean concrete?
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