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PILE BRIDGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pile bridge
1, record 1, English, pile%20bridge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bridge supported by piles or piled bents. 2, record 1, English, - pile%20bridge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Other types of military bridges are the trestle, cribwork, pile, and girder bridges.... Pile bridges are used where bridge supports must be driven deep to prevent scouring by swift currents. 3, record 1, English, - pile%20bridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pont sur pilotis
1, record 1, French, pont%20sur%20pilotis
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-09-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Construction Site Equipment
- Deep Foundations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Delmag hammer
1, record 2, English, Delmag%20hammer
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Delmag diesel pile hammer 2, record 2, English, Delmag%20diesel%20pile%20hammer
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On a third Morris Group bridge project... a Link-Belt LS-138H II crane was outfitted with 100’ of stick, 80’ of leads and a Delmag hammer for driving fourteen 30’ long 14" H pile for the abutment foundations for the new Rte 79 bridge... 3, record 2, English, - Delmag%20hammer
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Matériel de chantier
- Fondations profondes
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mouton Delmag
1, record 2, French, mouton%20Delmag
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- mouton diesel Delmag 1, record 2, French, mouton%20diesel%20Delmag
see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Battage de pieux. 1, record 2, French, - mouton%20Delmag
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
On écrirait mieux «diésel». 2, record 2, French, - mouton%20Delmag
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
diésel : Cette graphie, puisée des Rectifications de l'orthographe recommandées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, est attestée dans le Petit Robert (2004). 3, record 2, French, - mouton%20Delmag
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-11-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- pedestal 1, record 3, English, pedestal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- bridge pedestal 1, record 3, English, bridge%20pedestal
- pedestal footing 1, record 3, English, pedestal%20footing
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Solid, rectangular block, sometimes stepped, at the base of a bridge pile. 1, record 3, English, - pedestal
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- socle
1, record 3, French, socle
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Partie large, généralement carrée et en saillie, d'une pile de pont. 1, record 3, French, - socle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-05-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Soil Tests (Construction)
- Applications of Concrete
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- prestressed hollow concrete tube
1, record 4, English, prestressed%20hollow%20concrete%20tube
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Where the load on a bridge pier is not too great, and where rock is at such a depth that it cannot be reached economically, a pile foundation is often specified by the designer. For example, the foundations of the... Pontchartrain Lake bridge, Louisiana, USA, consists of 23. 5-m. prestressed hollow concrete tubes driven into the lake bed. 1, record 4, English, - prestressed%20hollow%20concrete%20tube
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Essais du sol (Construction)
- Utilisation du béton
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- tube de béton précontraint
1, record 4, French, tube%20de%20b%C3%A9ton%20pr%C3%A9contraint
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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