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TRESTLE BRIDGE [5 records]

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Record 1 2015-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
  • Construction Works (Railroads)
DEF

A bridge resting on trestle bents which are of timber in a temporary structure, of steel or reinforced concrete in a permanent structure.

CONT

The trestle bridge usually is built as a series of wood trestles that are crossbraced together; the roadway is made of planks laid on the supports.

OBS

It is often used over a foundation of low bearing capacity since this sort of structure can be very light in weight.

OBS

trestle: term officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Ouvrages d'art (Voies ferrées)
OBS

pont à chevalets : terme uniformisé par CP Rail.

Spanish

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Record 2 2014-07-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
  • Structural Framework
DEF

A long horizontal member which ties together the heads of trestles in wooden trestle bridges or provides support under a rail, parallel to it, in a steel railway bridge.

CONT

The ordinary framed bridge ... is composed of two vertical trusses, a floor system, upon which the roadway or railroad is directly supported, a certain amount of bracing and the end bearings. The floor system consists of longitudinal beams called stringers which transfer the effects of the moving loads to transverse beams known as floor beams.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Charpentes
DEF

Poutre longitudinale entrant dans la composition de l'ossature du tablier des ponts [...]

CONT

Disposé parallèlement aux poutres principales, le longeron relie entre elles les pièces de pont et forme un quadrillage avec ces dernières. Dans les ponts-rails, dont la couverture du tablier est formée d'une simple-tôle, les longerons supportent directement, par interposition d'une longrine en bois, les rails de la voie ferrée.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

The portion of a bridge or trestle lying above the piers and abutments.

OBS

Bridges generally are considered to be composed of three separate parts: substructure, superstructure, and deck.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Une deuxième approche, plus économique à la restauration de la dalle de béton, est le remplacement entier de la superstructure du pont.

Spanish

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Record 4 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

A bridge supported by piles or piled bents.

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.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts

Spanish

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Record 5 1999-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
CONT

Fixed bridges ... In certain types of construction, the deck and the main load-carrying superstructure members are made to participate in carrying the load in order to make the bridge more economical than ordinary stringer or girder bridges with a concrete deck.

OBS

Stringer or stringer beam : A long horizontal member which ties together the heads of trestles in wooden trestle bridges or provides support under a rail, parallel to it, in a steel railway bridge.

OBS

See record "stringer".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
OBS

Longeron : Pièce secondaire d'un tablier de pont. (Les longerons peuvent s'appuyer sur des pièces de pont ou sur des entretoises.)

Spanish

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