TERMIUM Plus®

The Government of Canada’s terminology and linguistic data bank.

solid web [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-06

English

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

Formerly a girder with angles riveted to plates, now usually a unit with two flange plates welded to a web plate.

OBS

for "solid web girder": More generic. May include box girders. Cf. J. S. Scott, Dictionary of Civil Engineering, 1981, p. 253

Key term(s)
  • solid web

French

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

Poutre obtenue soit par le laminage d'un demi-produit appelé "bloom", soit par l'assemblage d'une âme avec deux semelles ou deux paquets de semelles.

CONT

Poutres métalliques. On distingue deux grandes catégories de poutres : a) les poutres à âme pleine, qui désignent des profilés simples (IPE, HEA, HEB, HEM, IPN, UAP, tubes ronds ou carrés, etc.) ou multiples, par combinaison intime de ces composants simples (poutre-caisson [...] b) les poutres composées, ou poutres à membrures [...]

Spanish

Save record 1

Record 2 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Finish Carpentry
DEF

The portion of a truss or girder between the chords or flanges, which is composed of solid plates so as to resist shear on the span.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Menuiserie
OBS

Plein(e): Qualifie un matériau massif et homogène: bois plein, dalle pleine de béton, brique pleine, etc.

OBS

Par opposition à l'âme en treillis d'une poutre-treillis.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carpintería
Save record 2

Copyright notice for the TERMIUM Plus® data bank

© Public Services and Procurement Canada, 2024
TERMIUM Plus®, the Government of Canada's terminology and linguistic data bank
A product of the Translation Bureau

Features

Language Portal of Canada

Access a collection of Canadian resources on all aspects of English and French, including quizzes.

Writing tools

The Language Portal’s writing tools have a new look! Easy to consult, they give you access to a wealth of information that will help you write better in English and French.

Glossaries and vocabularies

Access Translation Bureau glossaries and vocabularies.

Date Modified: