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Record 1 1999-12-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Execution of Work (Construction)
  • Field Engineering (Military)
DEF

A T-shaped staff about 1-2m long made of two pieces of 50 x 12 mm board nailed together. The short T-piece, which is held uppermost, is used for sighting and lining up with the other boning rods.

CONT

boning ... or boning in: Setting out a slope by boning rods. Two rods are held on pegs which have been previously set on the slope at correct levels and a third rod is lined in as it is moved about between them.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Exécution des travaux de construction
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

Petite mire montée sur un plateau, que les paveurs utilisent pour contrôler leurs nivellements.

CONT

Les nivelettes sont des instruments élémentaires employés de façon courante sur les chantiers, et qui servent à tracer des lignes de pente entre deux points donnés. Elles comprennent une mire et deux nivelettes, peintes en rouge et blanc.

OBS

nivelette : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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