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BLOCK BRIDGING [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-03-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
DEF

Bridging between floor joists consisting of short lengths of joist fastened at right angles in each space at midspan.

Key term(s)
  • solid strutting

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
CONT

Entretoisement [...] .- Pour éviter le déversement des solives très étroites [...] on placera tous les 1,5 à 2 m des entretoises en planches clouées. Pour pouvoir les clouer on les décalera de solive en solive [...]

CONT

L'écartement des solives d'un plancher ordinaire ne doit [...] pas dépasser 50 cm afin d'obtenir [...] un entretoisement très solide atténuant les trépidations en renforçant la résistance à la flexion.

OBS

entretoise : Dans les planchers en bois, les entretoises sont de petites pièces transversales pour raidir les solives dans le sens horizontal.

Spanish

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