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rising main [3 records]

Record 1 2015-11-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pipes and Fittings
  • Fixed Rescue Facilities (fire)
DEF

A vertical water pipe used to supply fire-hose outlets in tall buildings.

CONT

The standpipe extends into the building to supply fire fighting water to the interior of the structure via hose outlets, often located between each floor in stairwells in high rise buildings.

OBS

In French, "colonne montante" is used for any vertical pipe that is used to transport fluids through the different floors of a building.

OBS

rising main: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • stand-pipe

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tuyauterie et raccords
  • Installations fixes de secours (incendies)
DEF

Conduite verticale [...] sur laquelle sont raccordés les branchements d'un réseau destiné à distribuer un fluide à différents niveaux, dans une installation, un immeuble.

CONT

Il faut installer les colonnes montantes dans les puits d'escaliers servant d'issues de secours ou à tout le moins les protéger de sorte qu'elles aient un degré de résistance au feu suffisant (deux heures).

OBS

En anglais, l'on distingue le terme «riser» du terme «standpipe», le premier ne servant qu'aux systèmes d'extinction d'incendie et le second ne servant qu'à alimenter le matériel des pompiers en eau lors de la lutte contre les incendies.

OBS

colonne montante : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tuberías y accesorios
  • Instalaciones fijas de salvamento (incendios)
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Record 2 2008-10-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electric Cables

French

Domaine(s)
  • Câbles électriques

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cables conductores (Electricidad)
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Record 3 1989-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Water Distribution (Water Supply)
DEF

A main up which water of sewage is pumped.

OBS

main: an important pipe, often one carrying water.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Distribution de l'eau
OBS

Voir la fiche "water main" (en banque) pour la proposition du déterminant "maîtresse".

Spanish

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