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CONSTRUCTION SURVEY [17 records]

Record 1 2024-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
  • Applications of Automation
  • Surveying Techniques
CONT

Surveying is the precise science of determining the positions of, and the distances between, points in 2D and 3D space. There is a big difference between aerial photography and surveying. Surveys provide critical information that enables informed decision making ranging from construction site planning, to design and upkeep of infrastructure, to delineating cadastral property boundaries, and more. A drone survey is simply a survey conducted from overhead using a drone.

OBS

Although very closely related to each other, mapping can be described as the more "theoretical" side of the practice while surveying is the more "practical" side. Some people also consider mapping as the overall process, with surveying the sub-process that refers to data collection.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
  • Automatisation et applications
  • Techniques d'arpentage

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Photoelectricity and Electron Optics
OBS

The construction of novel types of fibre lasers often requires doped fibres which first have to be designed, manufactured and finally characterised. In this presentation we give a comprehensive survey of the development of novel doped multiple clad fibers. Starting with a design of the refractive index profile of such a fibre, we have optimised the manufacturing based on an MCVD(modified chemical vapor deposition) process. Tests of the manufactured fibre including the measurements of the absorption spectrum and the dopant concentration are reported.

Key term(s)
  • MCVD process

French

Domaine(s)
  • Photo-électricité et optique électronique
DEF

Méthode de dépôt interne en phase vapeur qui consiste à déplacer un chalumeau le long d'un tube de silice; il y a déposition d'une couche de silice dopée chaque fois que le chalumeau revient au point de départ.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Measurements and Analyses
  • Remote Sensing
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

Shallow-water bathymetry is important for many survey applications, some of which include port and harbour navigation and inspection, environmental assessment and mapping, underwater construction and rapid area assessment. Many of these surveys are conducted in water depths of less than 20 meters and require accurate, high-resolution data with the ability to detect small objects while providing full bottom coverage.

OBS

bathymetry: The measurement of water depths in oceans, seas, and lakes; also information derived from such measurements.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
  • Télédétection
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
OBS

bathymétrie : Mesure, par sondage, des profondeurs d'eau et traitement des données correspondantes.

Key term(s)
  • bathymétrie en eau peu profonde

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees
  • Property Law (common law)
OBS

In the Legal Survey Section, the Geomatics Division works closely with Architects, Developers, Engineers and Contractors to achieve the planned development and site construction of commercial, industrial and residential land.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
  • Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
OBS

Section des levés officiels, Geomatique Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 2009-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Nuclear Fission Reactors
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
DEF

[A person] involved in the elimination of the nuclear disaster’s consequences on site.

OBS

Among them are clean up workers, construction workers, drivers, soldiers, radiological survey staff, scientists and officials.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
CONT

[Accident nucléaire de Tchernobyl] Les liquidateurs furent chargés de travaux de décontamination du site et des routes, de l'entreposage de déchets, de la construction de barrages et de la réalisation de nouveaux logements pour le personnel d'exploitation, les tranches 1 à 3 restant en fonctionnement. Mais la principale tâche des liquidateurs fut la construction du sarcophage.

Spanish

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Record 6 2008-09-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Roads
CONT

There is a tote road down there and the reconnaissance survey indicates that the construction of a highway would cost a very substantial sum of money.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies de circulation

Spanish

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Record 7 - external organization data 2007-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
  • Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
CONT

The Detailed Design Report should adequately address :-the performance of a leak detection survey shortly after construction of the liner system and the repair of holes...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
  • Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
CONT

Le rapport de conception détaillé devrait traiter des questions suivantes : - la réalisation d'une enquête de détection des fuites peu après la construction du revêtement et la réparation des trous [...]

Spanish

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Record 8 2004-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oil Production
DEF

An installation designed for one or more specific field processing units - scrubbers, absorbers, drip points, compressors, single- or multiple-stage separation units, low-temperature separators and other types of separation and recovery equipment.

CONT

Before an operator commences the operation of a field facility, the operator shall submit to the Chief Operations Officer for approval... a legal survey of the field facility site and... independent third party verification of the design and construction of the field facility.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Production pétrolière
CONT

Désignation des installations de champs [...] chacun des éléments énumérés [...] constitue une installation de production de pétrole et de gaz [...] une batterie [...] une station de pompage [...] une station de compression [...] un déshydrateur [...] une station d'injection de gaz [...] un réchauffeur de conduites [...]

Spanish

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Record 9 2003-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
CONT

The NRL [Naval Research Laboratory] Auto Survey system uses an environmentally adaptive survey approach for swath surveying that minimizes survey time while ensuring data quality. The NRL AutoSurvey system is applicable to any swath type surveying system : Multibeam bathymetry, sidescan sonar, aerial SAR(synthetic aperture radar), laser bathymetry. Swath type sensors are used extensively for both oceanic and terrestrial surveying missions in support of chart/map making, oil and gas exploration, construction, and land use assessment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie

Spanish

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Record 10 2000-08-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of National Programs (Canadian)
  • Emergency Management
OBS

A Canada Survival Plan had been drafted for the period 1966-71. Treasury Board has agreed to finance a major construction program which included the four remaining Regional Emergency Government Headquarters. A nation wide survey of buildings was under way to determine the number of shelter spaces available for public use.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de programmes nationaux canadiens
  • Gestion des urgences

Spanish

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Record 11 2000-03-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Environmental Management
  • Construction Materials
CONT

The survey can use any available building construction records to identify where, and how, asbestos could have been installed. In many cases, it will not be obvious that asbestos has been used in a particular application, and careful sampling will be necessary. Sample analysis must be carried out to prescribed industrial standards.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion environnementale
  • Matériaux de construction
CONT

Les dossiers de construction du bâtiment, s'ils sont accessibles, peuvent servir à déterminer à quel endroit et comment l'amiante pourrait avoir été installé. Souvent, il n'est pas évident qu'on a utilisé de l'amiante dans une application donnée, et des prélèvements soignés d'échantillons sont nécessaires. L'analyse des échantillons doit répondre aux normes industrielles prescrites.

Spanish

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Record 12 2000-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

Before construction starts, the general contractor orders a survey to be made of adjacent structures and terrain, both for the record and to become knowledgeable of local conditions. A survey is then made to lay out construction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
DEF

Parlant d'un bâtiment futur, c'est marquer ses contours sur un terrain, faire le tracé d'implantation.

OBS

implantation. Disposition générale d'une construction par rapport à son terrain; l'implantation doit tenir compte des cotes altimétriques, de la nature du sous-sol, de la pente, de l'exposition au soleil et aux vents dominants, des servitudes de voisinage et d'alignement, de l'environnement (par exemple acoustique), des possibilités de raccordement aux réseaux, etc.

Spanish

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Record 13 1998-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

CULVERT STAKES-Culvert stakes are located on a line parallel to and offset a few feet from the centerline. The info required on the culvert stake is : the distance from the stake to the centerline, vertical distance to the culvert, and the station. Once the survey crew has finished staking out the culvert, the construction foreman can place the pipe accurately and correctly by using batter boards.

OBS

culvert: Pipe or channel to carry water under a roadway or other obstruction. It is either a short bridge of less than 6 m (20 ft) in length, or a structure with enough fill over it so that little of its strength is needed to support the traffic load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
OBS

L'acier est utilisé dns les systèmes de drainage sous forme de tôle ondulée et galvanisée, employée pour réaliser des tuyaux de grandes dimensions destinés aux égouts de terrain ou au ponceaux.

Spanish

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Record 14 1997-12-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sciences - General
  • Ecosystems
  • Silviculture
OBS

Forest engineer.... Plans timber cutting, loading and storing areas... Specialized in reviewing survey maps and air photographs to determine most suitable location for cutting, storing and loading areas. Selects equipment and devises methods of handling and transporting logs. Advises on and supervises construction, installation and use of structures, equipment, transportation facilities, and maintenance of roads, bridges, camp sites and camp structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences - Généralités
  • Écosystèmes
  • Sylviculture
CONT

Baccalauréat en sciences appliquées (génie forestier). Ce programme de 1er cycle vise à former des diplômés capables d'assumer les fonctions diverses concourant à l'aménagement et à l'utilisation optimale de l'environnement forestier, à l'exploitation des ressources renouvelables et à la transformation des produits forestiers.

OBS

Voir le numéro spécial de la Revue forestière française, intitulé «La forêt au Québec».

Spanish

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Record 15 1997-12-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
DEF

A structure the various members or parts of which have been predetermined in size, shape, and composition, in order that they may withstand such physical forces or loads as may reasonably be expected to act on or against them.

DEF

Construction works comprising a structure, such as a dam, bridge, road, or the results of operations such as dredging, dewatering, soil stabilization, but excluding a building and its associated site works.

CONT

A construction survey is any survey made in connection with the preparations for the actual construction of a highway, railroad, bridge, building, sewer or any other engineering structure.

CONT

The design of engineering works may require the application of design theory from many fields - e.g., hydraulics, thermodynamics, or nuclear physics.

CONT

... the civil engineering structures such as dams, canals, tunnels, aqueducts, and bridges.

CONT

... the level of damage which could be expected in the greater Vancouver area would be greater than which was experienced in California for the following reasons: (a) The ... standards for earthquake resistance for engineered construction are set at a lower level than for San Francisco; (b) the seismic requirements for residential construction ... are less stringent than for San Francisco.

OBS

According to WEBIN 1976 the term "work" in this field has a plural form.

OBS

civil engineering works: Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
DEF

Construction nécessaire à la réalisation des équipements d'un pays (voies de communication, aménagements hydrauliques, portuaires, énergétiques, etc.).

DEF

Construction autre qu'un bâtiment et ses annexes telle que barrage, pont, route, ou résultats de travaux tels que dragage, assèchement, stabilisation des sols.

CONT

[...] les ponts, les viaducs, les tunnels, les écluses, les barrages ... sont des ouvrages d'art.

OBS

Sous le terme général de travaux de génie civil sont regroupées de nombreuses activités que l'on peut schématiquement classer en deux catégories : le bâtiment, les travaux publics.

OBS

Les ouvrages d'art sont des ouvrages de maçonnerie ou de charpente nécessités par la construction soit d'une voie de communication, soit d'un dispositif de protection contre l'action de la terre ou de l'eau, soit enfin d'un dispositif de retenue des eaux. De tels ouvrages sont qualifiés "d'art" parce que leur conception et leur réalisation font intervenir des connaissances où l'expérience joue un rôle au moins aussi important que la théorie. Cet ensemble de connaissances constitue d'ailleurs ce que l'on appelle couramment l'art de l'ingénieur.

OBS

ouvrage de génie civil : Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
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Record 16 1990-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Technical Surveys
DEF

[Any] type of surveying activities which are performed in connection with any construction operation or which are necessary immediately prior to the start of construction or during construction. These include surveying operations in connection with all types of excavation, embankment placing, structure erection and machinery installation.

CONT

A construction survey is any survey made in connection with the preparations for the actual construction of a highway, railroad, bridge, building, sewer or any other engineering structure. In general it consists of locating stakes for lines and grades.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levés et relevés techniques (Arpentage)

Spanish

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Record 17 1985-06-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Swimming
CONT

Professional divers, using a variety of equipment, are employed in survey, construction, service and maintenance, chiefly and pipelines, drilling rigs and waterfront civil works, as well as of bridge moorings, dams, and other submerged or partly submerged structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Natation
CONT

(...) la plongée professionnelle (...) exige une certaine formation (...) les entreprises de travaux sous-marins ont été créées (...) et rendent d'immenses services en procédant à tous les travaux sous-marins. Qu'il s'agisse de la réparation d'une porte d'écluse, de la réfection d'un pipe-line ou de l'entretien d'ouvrages immergés, elles font économiser des millions de francs (...) Les plongeurs professionnels doivent connaître parfaitement les lois de la plongée, mais aussi le maniement de l'outillage pour travaux subaquatiques (...).

Spanish

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