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GIRDER BRIDGE [2 records]

Record 1 2014-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Key term(s)
  • girder bridge

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Key term(s)
  • pont à poutres droites
  • pont à poutres

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-06-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

A bridge principally supported on longitudinal girders running either below or beside the deck.

CONT

The simplest bridge is the beam (or girder) bridge, consisting of straight, rigid beams placed across a span ... Support for the girder bridge comes from the foundations at either end, which bear the entire weight of the bridge and its traffic.

OBS

girder bridge: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

OBS

beam bridge: term officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Pont dont la structure porteuse du tablier est constituée par des poutres principales sous chaussée ou latérales.

OBS

pont à poutres : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

OBS

pont à poutres : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie et par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre.

Spanish

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