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FULL ROAD WIDTH [4 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2018-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Road Networks
DEF

[A plane surface that consists in] planking, pavement, or other suitable material placed between the rails and to the ends of the [railway track] ties for the full width of [a] road crossing.

OBS

[A] crossing surface can be made of lumber, asphalt, concrete, rubber, or other elastomeric material.

OBS

crossing surface: term officially approved by the Rail Terminology Approval Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Réseaux routiers
DEF

Surface plane constituée d'un platelage, d'asphalte ou de tout autre matériau placé entre les rails et aux extrémités des traverses [de voie ferrée] sur la pleine largeur [d'un] passage à niveau.

OBS

surface de croisement : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie ferroviaire.

Spanish

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Record 2 2013-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Construction
DEF

A second stage in a stage construction scheme, in which a four-lane carriageway is completed to its full width.

OBS

completion to full width : term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction des voies de circulation
DEF

En construction par phases, seconde phase dans laquelle la construction d'une chaussée à quatre voies est complétée sur toute la largeur.

OBS

achèvement en pleine largeur : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

Solid tires. Introduced in 1881 on the wheels of hansom cabs in London and formerly used for many types of road vehicles, solid tires disappeared from highways, mostly because of legislation that discouraged their use because they were hard on roads. Large sizes were supplanted by large pneumatic tires(truck and bus casings), but small solid tires came to be used extensively on industrial trucks and tractors. Some of these are made with metal base bands to which the rubber(and in some cases, rubbery polyurethane compositions) is firmly attached. These bands are the full width of the base of the tire and are often dovetailed to secure firm anchorage of a hard-rubber constituting the main portion of the tire.

Key term(s)
  • solid-rubber tyre
  • hard rubber tyre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Bandages pleins. Actuellement, ils ne sont plus utilisés que sur des véhicules industriels et des remorques de moyen tonnage, circulant à l'intérieur des entreprises ou sur un chantier, après avoir été conduits sur place par un véhicule routier porteur.

OBS

bandage plein : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
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Record 4 2000-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
  • Concrete Construction
DEF

Crack or break approximately at right angles to the pavement centerline.

CONT

Transverse cracks will occur at intervals of about 4.5 to 7.5 m. in an unjointed highway pavement, with a longitudinal crack spacing that would vary somewhat depending on concrete properties and climatic conditions.

OBS

transverse cracks are further subdivided into full(across both lanes of two-lane road), half(across only one lane), and partial(across less than three-quarters lane width).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
  • Bétonnage
DEF

Fissure [...] perpendiculaire à la route [qui] la traverse complètement ou en partie.

CONT

Des joints sont pratiqués dans un revêtement en béton pour contrôler la fissuration transversale et longitudinale dues aux changements de volume du béton et à l'effet combiné des contraintes et des charges.

CONT

[Le glissement] commence par une fissuration diagonale au droit du passage des roues et se poursuit par des fissures paraboliques.

OBS

[Les fissures transversales] sont notées généralement à intervalles irréguliers; mais dans certains cas, pour une cause encore imprécise, elles se forment à intervalles très réguliers.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento de carreteras
  • Hormigonado
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