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WING WALL [3 records]

Record 1 2002-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Locks (Canals)
OBS

(of a lock)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Écluses

Spanish

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Record 2 2001-02-28

English

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

An oblique retaining wall (as of a bridge approach).

DEF

Short retaining wall at the end of a bridge attached to the abutment to retain the earth.

CONT

An abutment is generally composed of a footing, a wall with a bridge seat supporting the superstructure bearings, and a backwall to retain the earth. Abutments may have wingwalls to retain the earth of the approach fill to the bridge.

OBS

wing wall: term officially approved by Canadian Pacific Ltd.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terrassement
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Mur de tête sensiblement parallèle à l'axe de la voie franchie.

CONT

Les culées des ponts à poutres comportent, au-dessus des fondations, des murs d'extrémité : mur de front, portant le tablier, et murs en retour (parallèles à l'axe du pont) ou murs en aile (perpendiculaire à l'axe du pont, ou obliques) soutenant le remblai.

OBS

mur en aile : terme uniformisé par Canadien Pacifique Ltée.

Key term(s)
  • mur de soutènement en aile

Spanish

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Record 3 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Architectural Design
  • Walls and Partitions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conception architecturale
  • Murs et cloisons

Spanish

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