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MAIN PART BUILDING [4 records]

Record 1 2019-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Residential Architecture
DEF

That part of a building which projects prominently from the main mass...

CONT

... on the principal elevation, the avant-corps is distinguished by a different color and separated from the volume beneath by a cornice that runs the length of the entire façade.

OBS

[For example] a pavilion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'habitation
DEF

Toute partie de bâtiment ou membre d'architecture qui forme saillie sur une façade.

CONT

Dès son apparition à la fin du XIXe siècle, la maison à toit plat, même si elle tendra très tôt à l'uniformisation, se verra animée de diverses façons. Par exemple, l'avant-corps percé de fenêtres jumelées apparaît sur plusieurs d'entre elles.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Arquitectura de viviendas
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Record 2 2008-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
CONT

A thermal vacuum test on the first flight vehicle of the H-II Transfer Vehicle(HTV) has been carried out at the Spacecraft Integration and Test Building at the Tsukuba Space Center. The purpose of the test is to evaluate the thermal design of the structure and to verify its endurance in the harsh environment of space by stimulating the vacuum and thermal environment in space. Thermal vacuum test for the Pressurized Carrier and Unpressurized Carrier have already been completed, and the main part of Avionics Module and Propulsion Module combined is now in the 13-meter diameter space chamber for testing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
OBS

test de vide thermique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie spatiale - CUTS.

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rough Carpentry
  • Structural Framework
  • Roofs (Building Elements)
DEF

A rafter, bracket, or joist which projects beyond the side of a building and supports an overhanging portion of the roof.

CONT

Cornices may be classified into two main divisions. The open cornice consists of exposed rafter tails and the closed type has the rafter tails enclosed.... Figure 1-7 shows a section of an open cornice. The lookout rafters are made of dressed stock, generally the size of the common rafter. They should extend approximately the same distance above the plate that they project beyond the building line so that they may be firmly spiked to the sides of the common rafters. The part of the lookout rafter that is exposed to view is, in many cases, cut to some ornamental curve at the bottom and to a plumb cut at its end so as to provide a surface on which a hanging gutter may be attached. A fascia board is sometimes nailed to the plumb cut of the rafters to form a solid base for the gutter. The lookout rafters sometimes extend beyond the building as much as 3 feet and are supported by being spiked to the sides of the common rafters.

OBS

Do not confuse with the closely-related term "rafter tail," which designates the part of a rafter which overhangs the wall.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpenterie
  • Charpentes
  • Toitures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Pièce de bois courte en porte-à-faux sur un mur et servant à appuyer la partie d'un toit en débord.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carpintería
  • Estructuras (Construcción)
  • Techos (Elementos de edificios)
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Record 4 1997-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction
DEF

A subsidiary part of a building extending out from the main portion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Construction
DEF

Corps de bâtiment construit à l'extrémité d'un corps de bâtiment principal, soit sur le même alignement, soit en retour.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Construcción
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