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EDGE DISTANCE [3 records]

Record 1 2000-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rough Carpentry
DEF

The distance from the edge of the member to the center of the nearest fastening.

OBS

edge distance: term and definition reproduced with the permission of the copyright holder, CSA International, 178 Rexdale Blvd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3. However, CSA International shall not be responsible for the manner in which the information is presented, nor for any interpretations thereof. This CSA International material may not have been updated to reflect amendments subsequently made to the original content. For further information, contact CSA International.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpenterie

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Riveting (Metals)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

The distance between the center of the rivet hole and the edge of the material.

OBS

edge distance: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

distance à partir de l'arête : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 3 1996-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Riveting (Metals)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Aircraft Rivets .... For the rivet layout, we will draw a line through the center of the stop-drilled holes, and then with a soft lead pencil draw a line parallel to this center line 3/8 of an inch (3 D.) to each side. The first row of rivets will be placed on these lines, and the 3/8" will ensure our having the proper edge distance.

OBS

edge distance: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rivetage (Métallurgie)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

Les rivets aveugles. [...] Technique de rivetage recommandée. [...] Distance des bords : s'agissant de joints à recouvrement ou bout à bout exposés à subir des tensions ou des cisaillements, les trous de rivet ne doivent être percés qu'à une distance des bords des tôles au moins égale à 2 diamètres de rivet, mais non supérieure à 24 diamètres de rivet.

OBS

distance à partir de l'arête : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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