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OSSATURE POTEAUX POUTRES [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1985-08-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Structural Framework
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- skeleton frame
1, record 1, English, skeleton%20frame
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- skeleton framing 2, record 1, English, skeleton%20framing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In skeleton framing all the gravity loadings of the structure, including the walls, are supported by the ... framework. Such walls are termed nonbearing or curtain walls. 2, record 1, English, - skeleton%20frame
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
As opposed to "wall-bearing framing". 3, record 1, English, - skeleton%20frame
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Charpentes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ossature ajourée
1, record 1, French, ossature%20ajour%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- ossature de poutres et de poteaux 2, record 1, French, ossature%20de%20poutres%20et%20de%20poteaux
correct, feminine noun
- ossature de poteaux et de poutres 3, record 1, French, ossature%20de%20poteaux%20et%20de%20poutres
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une ossature ajourée est caractérisée par un (...) squelette formé d'éléments verticaux, horizontaux et obliques, droits ou courbes, de faible encombrement; la fermeture [est] réalisée par des remplissages (ou murs-écrans) (...) 1, record 1, French, - ossature%20ajour%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Avec ce type de murs [ossaturés], la charge de l'édifice est supportée par une ossature de poutres et de poteaux, reliée aux planchers des (...) étages pour constituer un tout indéformable sous l'action des charges (...) 2, record 1, French, - ossature%20ajour%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par opposition à "ossature massive". 4, record 1, French, - ossature%20ajour%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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