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BALANCE STATIQUE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
DEF

A device used to weigh a vehicle stopped over its weighing surface.

CONT

With the standard static scale, trucks are stopped and weighed without any interaction between the truck and the roadway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
DEF

Dispositif servant à mesurer le poids d'un véhicule arrêté sur sa surface de pesage.

CONT

[...] des bascules statiques pour permettre aux personnes chargées de l'application de la loi de déterminer le poids du camion [...]

OBS

Bien que le terme «balance statique» soit parfois utilisé, le terme «bascule statique» est à privilégier, puisque c'est le mot «bascule» qui convient lorsqu'on veut parler d'un appareil servant à peser des objets lourds.

Spanish

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