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PONT PESER [1 record]

Record 1 2012-04-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Farm Equipment
DEF

A platform scale flush with the roadway (as for weighing vehicles, cattle or coal).

CONT

A typical road weighbridge has a weighing capacity of 40 tons and a length of 32 feet.

OBS

They are usually sunk in the ground and may be of the self- or non-self-contained types.

OBS

Sometimes used synonymously with weigh scale.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Camionnage
  • Matériel agricole
DEF

Dispositif de pesage, du type bascule, servant à peser de lourdes charges.

CONT

Les ponts à bascule sont une combinaison de leviers et de ponts.

OBS

Les balances [...] à bascule sont utilisées pour des charges supérieures [à 30 tf]; certaines qui sont employées pour peser des wagons ou des camions-poids lourds ont une portée qui atteint 140 tf (environ 14 kN) avec des plateaux de pesée longs de 10 ou 15 m.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos de medida (Ingeniería)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Maquinaria agrícola
DEF

Equipo instalado a nivel del suelo, diseñado para pesar automáticamente la carga de camiones cuando están parados.

OBS

puente báscula: Término utilizado por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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