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TIMBER-FRAMED HOUSE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Types of Constructed Works
- Residential Architecture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- wood-frame house
1, record 1, English, wood%2Dframe%20house
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- wood-framed house 2, record 1, English, wood%2Dframed%20house
correct
- timber-framed house 2, record 1, English, timber%2Dframed%20house
correct
- timber-frame house 3, record 1, English, timber%2Dframe%20house
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A house whose weight is carried by a wood framework instead of load-bearing walls. 2, record 1, English, - wood%2Dframe%20house
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Frame (or framed) house is a generic term including house with steel, concrete, or timber structure. 2, record 1, English, - wood%2Dframe%20house
Record 1, Key term(s)
- wood frame house
- wood framed house
- timber frame house
- timber framed house
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Types de constructions
- Architecture d'habitation
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- maison à ossature de bois
1, record 1, French, maison%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20de%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
- M.O.B. 2, record 1, French, M%2EO%2EB%2E
correct, feminine noun
- MOB 3, record 1, French, MOB
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- maison à ossature bois 4, record 1, French, maison%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20bois
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Terme générique [désignant] toute construction dont la structure porteuse est exclusivement composée de pièces de bois. 3, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fig. 92 - Maison à ossature de bois. [...] Dans les procédés modernes, l'ossature est en planches dressées verticalement, le plat perpendiculaire aux deux parements du «mur». Les parements intérieurs et extérieurs sont en planches clouées sur les précédentes. Le vide peut recevoir un isolant - déchets de liège, laine de verre. 5, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Ces maisons seront toutes à ossature bois et construites suivant la technique canadienne. 6, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La maison à ossature bois [...] est la variante allégée, à composants plus ou moins industrialisés, de la construction en pans de bois; dans certains pays, elle représente le système constructif le plus courant pour les maisons individuelles (Canada, États-Unis, pays scandinaves). 3, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20de%20bois
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «maison de bois» (en anglais, «wooden house»). 7, record 1, French, - maison%20%C3%A0%20ossature%20de%20bois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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