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gypsage et thix

English translation: plastering / thixotropic coating

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French term or phrase:gypsage et thix
English translation:plastering / thixotropic coating
Entered by: NathalieVVT (X)

13:01 May 15, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: gypsage et thix
Sous dalle en béton armé, gypsage et thix.
NathalieVVT (X)
Local time: 17:54
plastering / thixotropic coating
Explanation:
A quick Google suggests 'gypsage' is used as 'plastering', in the sense of wet plaster application, rather than merely fitting sheets of plasterboard.

'Thix' almost certainly will refer to some kind of thixotropic coating (paint, or whatever), but I'm afraid I can't make any brilliant suggestions here --- try some Googling if you have time!
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Tony M
France
Local time: 18:54
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1plastering / thixotropic coating
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plastering / thixotropic coating


Explanation:
A quick Google suggests 'gypsage' is used as 'plastering', in the sense of wet plaster application, rather than merely fitting sheets of plasterboard.

'Thix' almost certainly will refer to some kind of thixotropic coating (paint, or whatever), but I'm afraid I can't make any brilliant suggestions here --- try some Googling if you have time!

Tony M
France
Local time: 18:54
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Context?


Explanation:
Is this "sous-dalle" or "sous dalle"? If the latter, they may possibly (? total guesswork here) be improving the bearing capacity of the soil by mixing in gypsum and some thixotropic product (basically, thixotropic means it becomes fluid when stirred and solidifies when left to rest - which would be a desirable quality for a material mixed into the ground to improve it - except in earthquakes, possibly!)

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Local time: 18:54
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