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PROFILOMETER [2 records]

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Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
  • Road Maintenance
  • Measuring Instruments
DEF

A device which amplifies and records the movements of a feeler to explore irregularities in a surface.

OBS

profilometer: term proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • road meter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
  • Entretien des routes
  • Appareils de mesure
DEF

Appareil mesurant l'écart entre le profil moyen d'une chaussée et son profil réel de façon à permettre d'en estimer le degré de confort pour l'usager.

CONT

Un autre procédé d'appréciation de la qualité des profils longitudinaux a été imaginé à l'occasion des essais de l'A.A.S.H.O. [American Association of States Highway Officials]. Il s'agit d'un appareil dénommé profilographe [...] L'angle entre le chariot et le châssis du profilographe est facile à mesurer et le principe de la méthode consiste à calculer l'écart quadratique de cette pente sur une certaine longueur de route.

OBS

profilomètre : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la Route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2006-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Machine-Tooling (Metallurgy)
DEF

An instrument for measuring smoothness of a surface ... by amplification of the minute variations from the plane or arc of smoothness.

CONT

The most common instrument used to measure [the surface] finish is the surface indicator .... This device consists of a tracer head and an amplifier. The tracer head houses a diamond stylus .... Any movement of the stylus caused by surface irregularities is converted into electrical fluctuations by the tracer head ....

Key term(s)
  • surface analyser
  • surface finish analyser

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Usinage (Métallurgie)
CONT

[L'analyseur de profils] indique la valeur de la rugosité : la rugosité du profil, la planéité du profil et le profil total (planéité + rugosité). Il comprend [...] la table porte-pièce, l'appareil porte-palpeur (transducteur) [...] l'amplificateur-indicateur et l'enregistreur.

Spanish

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