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TOOTH PLATE JOINT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-11-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Joints and Connections (Construction)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- finger plate joint
1, record 1, English, finger%20plate%20joint
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- finger joint 2, record 1, English, finger%20joint
correct
- tooth plate joint 3, record 1, English, tooth%20plate%20joint
correct
- tooth dam 3, record 1, English, tooth%20dam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Finger plate joints have two steel plates cut and arranged to form a series of intermeshing "fingers" which are secured to anchorages on each side of the joint and cantilever over the open gap. 4, record 1, English, - finger%20plate%20joint
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Joints et assemblages (Construction)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- joint à dents
1, record 1, French, joint%20%C3%A0%20dents
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- joint de dilatation à dents 2, record 1, French, joint%20de%20dilatation%20%C3%A0%20dents
correct, masculine noun
- joint à doigts 1, record 1, French, joint%20%C3%A0%20doigts
correct, masculine noun
- joint de dilatation à doigts 3, record 1, French, joint%20de%20dilatation%20%C3%A0%20doigts
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le joint à doigts [...] comprend deux plaques découpées de façon à former deux séries de doigts s'intercalant les uns dans les autres. Les plaques sont fixées à des cornières ou à un autre dispositif d'ancrage se trouvant de part et d'autre de l'ouverture et agissant en porte-à-faux au-dessus de celle-ci. Le joint permet un mouvement d'environ 40 mm, mais il n'est plus utilisé de nos jours. Le joint à dents [...] ressemble au joint à doigts mais, comme il est employé dans des structures à ouverture relativement large, la longueur des porte-à-faux est plus importante et les dents sont structuralement très fortes. [...] Il permet des mouvements compris entre 140 et 400 mm. 1, record 1, French, - joint%20%C3%A0%20dents
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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