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ELASTOMERIC BEARING [3 records]

Record 1 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

A structural bearing comprising a block of vulcanized elastomer that may be reinforced with one or more steel plates.

CONT

Elastomeric bearings are either plain bearings, consisting of elastomer only, or laminated bearings, consisting of layers of elastomer, restrained at their interfaces by bonded laminas. The elastomer may be either natural rubber (polyisoprene) or synthetic rubber (chloroprene, neoprene).

OBS

elastomeric bearing: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Appareil d’appui constitué d’un bloc d’élastomère vulcanisé qui peut être renforcé par une ou plusieurs frettes en acier.

OBS

appareil d'appui en élastomère : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-07-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Helicopters (Military)
CONT

Although virtually all helicopters including old workhorses like the Sea King - have been or are being retrofitted with composite blades, the upgrade of rotors with elastomer bearing types is more problematic.

OBS

elastomer bearing: term officially approved by the Aeronautical Terminology Standardization Committee (ATSC) - Helicopters.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Hélicoptères (Militaire)
CONT

La pose en rattrapage de paliers élastomériques, plus complexe, fait généralement partie d'une modernisation d'ensemble comme par exemple le programme Ahip de transformation en quadripale du bipale OH-58A (Bell 206).

OBS

palier élastomérique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Hélicoptères.

PHR

Palier élastomérique de rotor de queue.

Spanish

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Record 3 1987-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The FEL system, which has been adopted for the HAP/HAC/PAH-2, is an articulated system with elastomeric bearings carrying both pitch-change and centrifugal forces and has been tower tested in both main and tail rotor designs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Le système FEL adopté pour le HAP/HAC/PAH-2 franco-allemand comporte des paliers élastomères, qui transmettent les efforts de torsion au changement de pas et les efforts longitudinaux centrifuges.

Spanish

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