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ETABLIR CONTREVENTEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2000-03-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework
  • Rough Carpentry
  • Metal Framework Elements
DEF

To prop up or support with braces.

CONT

Because wind may blow in all directions, the building ... must be braced for the wind load on the gables.

OBS

brace. A structural element that holds something in place ... such as a wind brace.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
  • Charpenterie
  • Éléments de charpentes métalliques
DEF

Renforcer à l'aide d'un contreventement.

DEF

(Techn.) Renforcer (une charpente) à l'aide de contrevents.

CONT

[...] dans le sens longitudinal, normalement au plan des fermes, il faut contreventer au moyen de dispositifs de liaison généralement placés dans le plan vertical du faîtage [...]

Key term(s)
  • renforcer

Spanish

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