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HOLD-DOWN BOLT [3 records]

Record 1 2011-02-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

A device used to stabilize a traditional earthwork support or to anchor the supporting anchorages constituted by bolts of the appropriate length, fastened in the country rock.

OBS

This process is notably used in Berlin's wall, hupinoise process, New Austrian Tunneling Method, etc.

Key term(s)
  • hold-down bolt
  • holding down bolt
  • hold down bolt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Dispositif destiné à stabiliser un blindage traditionnel ou à ancrer le revêtement de soutènement en béton projeté d'une fouille au moyen d'ancrages constitués de boulons de longueur appropriée scellés dans le terrain encaissant.

OBS

Ce procédé est utilisé notamment dans les blindages berlinois, les hurpinoises, la nouvelle méthode autrichienne, etc.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-11-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Post-flight examination of the engine revealed seven quarts of oil showing on the oil dipstick, and no broken or loose oil lines or filter. ... The connecting rod was loose on the journal with one hold-down nut missing. The opposite hold down bolt and nut were tight.

OBS

bolt: A rod, usually of metal, with a square, round or hexagonal head at one end and a screw thread on the other, used to fasten objects together.

Key term(s)
  • hold-down bolt

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

boulon : Tige métallique dont une extrémité porte une tête et l'autre un filetage pour recevoir un écrou.

OBS

boulon d'ancrage : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

Spanish

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Record 3 2002-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Joining Elements (Mechanical Components)
  • Cycling

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments d'assemblage (Composants mécaniques)
  • Cyclisme

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos de empalme (Componentes mecánicos)
  • Ciclismo
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