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LOAD-BEARING WALL [1 record]

Record 1 2019-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
DEF

A wall capable of supporting an imposed load, as from a floor or roof of a building.

OBS

load-bearing wall: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

PHR

bearing wall construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
DEF

Structure qui sert de support à la construction.

CONT

La propriété d'un mur porteur consiste à assurer sans défaillance la charge de la toiture, des planchers, en plus de leur poids proprement dit, et ce jusqu'aux fondations.

OBS

mur porteur; mur portant : termes uniformisés par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

PHR

construction à murs porteurs

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paredes y mamparas
DEF

Muro que soporta cargas verticales además de su propio peso.

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