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DESCENTE FLECHE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-10-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

The angular motion of the jib in a vertical plane.

OBS

In French, a distinction is made between the upwards ("relevage de la flèche") and downwards ("descente de la flèche") motions.

OBS

luffing; derricking: terms and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
DEF

Mouvement angulaire de la flèche dans un plan vertical [mouvement vers le bas].

OBS

En anglais, les termes «derricking» et «luffing» désignent tout mouvement de la flèche sur le plan vertical.

OBS

descente de la flèche : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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