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BEARING FLOOR [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Floors and Ceilings
- Building Insulation and Acoustical Design
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- structural floor
1, record 1, English, structural%20floor
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bearing floor 2, record 1, English, bearing%20floor
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The primary purpose of a floor covering in an industrial building is to protect the structural floor from foot and truck traffic and from corrosive effluents. 3, record 1, English, - structural%20floor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Footsteps can be made almost inaudible if, during construction, an additional layer of concrete or a wood floor is "floated" on special resilient pads on top of the basic structural floor. 4, record 1, English, - structural%20floor
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Strip floorings over wood subfloors placed diagonally on wood joists are widely used to serve as both structural and surface floors. 5, record 1, English, - structural%20floor
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planchers et plafonds
- Isolation et acoustique architecturale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plancher porteur
1, record 1, French, plancher%20porteur
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- support 2, record 1, French, support
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ces panneaux de particules sont fréquemment utilisés comme support de parquet mosaïque, sur voligeage. [...] Ils jouent dans ce cas le rôle de plancher porteur [...] 3, record 1, French, - plancher%20porteur
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les supports font partie intégrante du gros œuvre et sont supposés avoir [...] la résistance nécessaire pour recevoir [les] charges transmises par le revêtement [de sol]. [...] Dans le cas de supports constitués par une dalle pleine en béton armé, la dalle [...] peut subir [...] une déformation par fluage qui peut se poursuivre pendant un temps assez long [...] 2, record 1, French, - plancher%20porteur
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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