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TOP PANEL BRIDGE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-05-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metal Beams and Girders
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- web member
1, record 1, English, web%20member
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any member which joins the top and bottom chords in a truss. 2, record 1, English, - web%20member
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Truss bridge... The diagonals and verticals form the web system and connect the top and bottom chords. The point at which web members and a chord intersect is called a panel point. 1, record 1, English, - web%20member
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
See record "web members". 3, record 1, English, - web%20member
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Poutres métalliques
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- membrure d'âme
1, record 1, French, membrure%20d%27%C3%A2me
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Membrures d'âme : Membrures d'une ferme qui sont assemblées entre les membrures supérieure et inférieure et jointes à celles-ci. 2, record 1, French, - membrure%20d%27%C3%A2me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme employé au Canada pour désigner globalement les montants et les diagonales d'une poutre en treillis. 3, record 1, French, - membrure%20d%27%C3%A2me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir la fiche "montants et diagonales". 3, record 1, French, - membrure%20d%27%C3%A2me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-06-23
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- top panel
1, record 2, English, top%20panel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Top Panel — Used to build the bridge girders. There are 7 panel points on each top panel;... 1, record 2, English, - top%20panel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- panneau supérieur
1, record 2, French, panneau%20sup%C3%A9rieur
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1988-06-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Structural Framework
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- top lateral bracing
1, record 3, English, top%20lateral%20bracing
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lateral bracing of a bridge ties the two trusses together and assures a stable and rigid structure. The top lateral bracing consists of cross struts connecting the top chords at opposite panel points and the diagonals joining the ends of adjacent cross struts. 1, record 3, English, - top%20lateral%20bracing
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Charpentes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contreventement transversal supérieur
1, record 3, French, contreventement%20transversal%20sup%C3%A9rieur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- contreventement horizontal supérieur 1, record 3, French, contreventement%20horizontal%20sup%C3%A9rieur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ponts à poutres latérales sans contreventement supérieur. 2, record 3, French, - contreventement%20transversal%20sup%C3%A9rieur
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-06-28
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- through-truss bridge
1, record 4, English, through%2Dtruss%20bridge
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A through-truss bridge is illustrated in Fig. 1. The top and bottom series of truss members parallel to the roadway are called top chords and bottom chords, respectively. The diagonals and verticals form the web system and connect the top and bottom chords... Gusset plates connect the members intersecting at a panel point. 1, record 4, English, - through%2Dtruss%20bridge
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pont à poutre triangulée à tablier inférieur
1, record 4, French, pont%20%C3%A0%20poutre%20triangul%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20tablier%20inf%C3%A9rieur
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- pont à poutre en treillis à tablier inférieur 2, record 4, French, pont%20%C3%A0%20poutre%20en%20treillis%20%C3%A0%20tablier%20inf%C3%A9rieur
proposal, masculine noun
- pont à poutre à treillis à tablier inférieur 2, record 4, French, pont%20%C3%A0%20poutre%20%C3%A0%20treillis%20%C3%A0%20tablier%20inf%C3%A9rieur
proposal, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe en construction métallique deux familles fondamentales de poutres : les poutres à âme pleine; les poutres à treillis, dont l'âme est remplacée par une triangulation. 3, record 4, French, - pont%20%C3%A0%20poutre%20triangul%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20tablier%20inf%C3%A9rieur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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