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SIDE SILL [4 records]

Record 1 1993-02-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dams and Causeways
DEF

A movable dam, consisting of a water curtain formed by timber leaves or wickets inclined downstream; the butt of the wicket is supported against a sill along the upstream side of the base slab and the wicket is pivoted a little below its center point to a collapsible horse held in place by a long prop.

CONT

Chanoine Wicket-dam. ... The term "wicket" has been applied in the United States to a shutter revolving on an axle placed near its needle. Described in detail, a Chanoine wicket consists of three parts ...: A rectangular panel of wood or iron; the horse or trestle, supporting the axle of the shutter, and the prop holding up the horse and having its foot bearing against a cast-iron shoe, called a "hurter" (in French "heurtoir") fixed to the apron. The parts of the shutter above and below the axle are called respectively the "chase" and the "breech".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Barrages et chaussées
DEF

Barrage mobile constitué d'un rideau étanche en bois, incliné vers l'aval et s'articulant à un chevalet et à un arc-boutant, ce dernier prenant appui contre un heurtoir fixé au radier.

CONT

Initialement, les ingénieurs américains ont construit 52 barrages sur ... l'Ohio. Ils étaient équipés de hausses Chanoine (ou plutôt de hausses Pascaud, système très voisin dont le prototype a été réalisé en 1880 sur la Saône, près de son confluent avec le Rhône.

OBS

Aux USA, les hausses Chanoine munies de la glissière Pasqueau sont désignées sous le nom de hausses Chanoine [Chanoine wicket], que l'on trouvera seul dans la littérature américaine...

Spanish

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Record 2 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

Longitudinal member of the underframe of a car. There are usually a center sill, two side sills and sometimes two intermediate sills.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Élément longitudinal du châssis d'un wagon. Il en faut au moins trois : un au centre appelé longrine et un de chaque côté, les brancards. On place quelquefois deux longerons intermédiaires entre les brancards et la longrine.

Spanish

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Record 3 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Special Rail Transport
DEF

Type of heavy, deep, built-up side or center sill. Profile resembles that of a fish hence the name.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Transports ferroviaires spéciaux
DEF

Longeron dont le centre est concave. Il est utilisé en transport exceptionnel.

Spanish

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Record 4 1986-09-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
  • Freight Service (Rail Transport)
DEF

A longitudinal member of the car underframe placed between the side sills and the center sill.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
  • Trafic marchandises (Transport par rail)
DEF

Longeron placé entre les brancards et la longrine.

Spanish

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