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WHEEL LOAD [27 records]

Record 1 2024-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electronic Devices
  • Applications of Automation
CONT

Proprioceptive sensors measure values internal to the system(robot) ;e. g. motor speed, wheel load, robot arm joint angles, battery voltage.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dispositifs électroniques
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

Les capteurs proprioceptifs mesurent l'état interne du robot. Comme, par exemple, la vitesse du moteur, le niveau de batterie, etc.

Spanish

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Record 2 2023-09-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mechanical Components
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
DEF

Situated to one side with reference to a center.

PHR

eccentric gear, eccentric gear oil pump, eccentric load, eccentric orbit, eccentric ring, eccentric wheel

Key term(s)
  • excentric

French

Domaine(s)
  • Composants mécaniques
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
DEF

Dont le centre ne coïncide pas avec un point donné.

OBS

excentrique : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance.

PHR

bague excentrique, charge excentrique, engrenage excentrique, moteur excentrique, pignon excentrique, orbite excentrique, roue excentrique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Componentes mecánicos
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
DEF

Que se halla situado fuera de un centro.

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Record 3 2020-08-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Braking Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
CONT

All Roadsters feature a 4 wheel anti-lock braking(4W-ABS) system as standard.... The ABS system includes electronic brake force distribution(EBD). The EBD system uses a load sensor to detect when the car is carrying passengers and luggage and adjusts the brake balance between front and rear accordingly. This system effectively reduces braking distances.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Freins (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
CONT

Le capteur de charge est utilisé pour détecter la charge sur l'essieu arrière afin de répartir la force de freinage par essieux. Il est monté directement sur un coussin de l'essieu arrière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Frenos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
CONT

A diferencia de un electroscopio tradicional, el sensor de carga puede hacer medidas cuantitativas.

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Record 4 2020-08-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Road Maintenance
CONT

… the HWD is designed to impart a load pulse to the pavement surface simulating the load produced by a rolling vehicle wheel. The load is produced by dropping a large weight on a set of rubber buffers on a bracket connected to a circular load plate.

Key term(s)
  • heavyweight deflectometer

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Entretien des routes
CONT

Le […] déflectomètre lourd à masse tombante est l'appareil d'auscultation structurelle des chaussées aéronautiques le plus couramment utilisé à l'échelle internationale.

Spanish

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Record 5 2016-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments (Engineering)
  • Railroad Safety
  • Railroad Maintenance
CONT

In addition to inspections by employees, the condition of rolling stock is also checked using a network of wayside inspection systems(WISs) and wheel impact load detectors(WILDs) placed along the tracks. WISs include dragging equipment detectors and hot box and hot wheel detectors. WILDs measure the impact load generated by each wheel of a car and identify wheels with flats, and wheels whose running surface exhibits shelling or spalling, is out-of-round or is affected by an excess of metal. WISs are positioned at intervals of 10 to 15 miles on main tracks, and WILDs are placed at strategic locations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments de mesure (Ingénierie)
  • Sécurité (Transport par rail)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)
DEF

Dispositif installé en voie, muni de jauges extensométriques et d'accéléromètres, qui repère les défauts des roues du matériel roulant tels que les méplats, et qui mesure les effets nuisibles des défauts de roue sur la voie elle-même.

Spanish

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Record 6 2016-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Circuits and Circuit Breakers
  • Aircraft Systems
OBS

The auxiliary power unit, or APU, in the Boeing 727 is a small turbine engine mounted between the main wheel wells.... The controls for the unit may be found in the flight deck at the flight engineers auxiliary panel and in the left-hand wheel well. It contains controls for starting and stopping the APU, fire detection and protection, generator operation, and gauges for monitoring electrical load and exhaust temperature.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits électriques et coupe-circuits
  • Circuits des aéronefs
OBS

APU : groupe auxiliaire de bord.

OBS

poignée coupe-feu APU : terme uniformisé par le Comité d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) – Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 7 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

The maximum vertical load transferred by one chassis wheel to the track or ground.

OBS

wheel load : term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
DEF

Valeur de la charge maximale verticale qu'un appui transmet à la voie de roulement ou au sol.

OBS

charge sur un appui : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 8 2014-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
DEF

The mass of the electric vehicle including traction batteries, without occupants or load, but with fuel, cooling liquid, window-washer fluid, lubricating oil, tools, spare wheel, on-board charger and portable charger or part of it, if provided as standard equipment by the vehicle manufacturer.

OBS

complete electric vehicle kerb mass: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
DEF

Masse du véhicule électrique, batteries de traction comprises, sans occupants ni chargement, mais avec le carburant, le liquide de refroidissement, le fluide pour lave-glace, l'huile lubrifiante, l'outillage et la roue de secours, le chargeur de bord, le chargeur portable ou une partie de ce dernier s'il est fourni comme équipement standard par le constructeur du véhicule.

OBS

masse du véhicule électrique complet en ordre de marche : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 9 2011-08-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Weights (Transport.)
CONT

... the floor should... be capable of withstanding a wheel load of not less than 2730 kg(6000 lb) per wheel...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Transports)
CONT

[le plancher] doit supporter un chariot industriel équipé de bandages donnant une charge de 2730 kg par roue.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peso y carga (Transporte)
OBS

peso por rueda; carga por rueda: Términos utilizados por la Asociación Mundial de la Carretera.

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Record 10 2010-02-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

automatic wheel stoppage(in-flight braking) and brake pressure shutoff are provided to prevent excessive load buildup in the [main landing gear] retraction and uplock mechanism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance

Spanish

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Record 11 2003-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
CONT

The FWD(Falling Weight Deflectometer) is a non-descructive testing device that is used to complete structural testing for pavement rehabilitation projects, research, and pavement structure failure detection. It is used for conventional and deep strength flexible, composite and rigid pavement structures. The FWD is a device capable of applying dynamic loads to the pavement surface, similar in magnitude and duration to that of a single heavy moving wheel load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
CONT

Des essais additionnels au déflectomètre à masse tombante ont été effectués [...]

Spanish

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Record 12 2003-09-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cycling
  • Special-Language Phraseology
CONT

As the roads dried the bunch entered 5km to go and Brown could be seen hugging McEwen’s wheel in about 15th position. Brown may have been doing all he could in January to get in front of McEwen but today he would gladly follow a wheel that was guaranteed to be in the right position. This was not to be as with 3km to go, McEwen flatted and Brown had to fight up to the Acqua & Supone train.

CONT

Andy and Mark had finished 55 minutes earlier. Mark’s already left but Andy fills me in on their ride. As usual, Andy had felt pretty good for the whole ride. Mark had faded toward the end but still managed to hang on Andy’s wheel and they’d finished together.

OBS

Following a wheel The most crucial tactic in the sport is to conserve energy by riding directly behind another. Big savings in effort are made by staying in the slipstream, while riders will often share the load by circulating and each doing a turn on the front.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cyclisme
  • Phraséologie des langues de spécialité
CONT

Stéphane Arassus semble avoir de bonnes sensations, parvenant à coller à la roue des hommes de tête à l'issue du premier passage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciclismo
  • Fraseología de los lenguajes especializados
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Record 13 2003-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Safety Devices (Mechanical Components)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
CONT

Military pilots took off with air turned off and did not notice the reds for gear up, then for landing did not check 3 greens and the nose wheel was not forward and locked, another shock load, propeller and this time a cowling. The air flow pushed the mains down and it appears locked them. Free falling gears does not always allow the internal ball locking system to operate.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organes de sécurité (Composants mécaniques)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Un système de verrouillage à bille assure le positionnement final.

Spanish

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Record 14 2002-09-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electrical Equipment (Motor Vehicles)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Optical sensor located on the lower part of the vehicle body or on the suspension axles, measuring body height relative to the ground.

CONT

Vehicle trim height is noted by height sensors. They are used to note changes in the load on the vehicle and allow the suspension to compensate for it, maintaining the ideal body height. In addition to noting load changes within the vehicle and compensating for them, some height sensors are used to inform the suspension module of road ondulations(such as railroad tracks). In addition to vehicle height, the module requires input signals to indicate which part of the vehicle needs a height correction. One sensor, located in the front of the rear axle detects load changes in the luggage compartment and passenger rear seats. The remaining two sensors are positioned at each front wheel to detect driver and passenger seat loads.

OBS

An additional height sensor may be located in the wheel arch, measuring body height, but this time relative to the wheel, playing the role of a body displacement sensor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement électrique (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Capteur optique placé sur la partie inférieure de la carrosserie ou sur les essieux de suspension mesurant la hauteur de la caisse par rapport au sol.

CONT

La hauteur de suspension est mesurée par les capteurs de hauteur. Ces capteurs permettent de déceler les variations de charge, dont la suspension doit tenir compte pour maintenir la hauteur caractéristique de la carosserie. En plus de mesurer les variations de charge du véhicule et de permettre à la suspension de les compenser, certains capteurs de hauteur informent le module de commande des irrégularités de la route (comme c'est le cas lorsque la voiture traverse un passage à niveau). En plus de la hauteur du véhicule, le module exige d'autres signaux pour lui indiquer quelle partie de la voiture exige une correction de hauteur. Un capteur, situé en avant de l'essieu arrière, mesure les variations de charge dans le coffre et au niveau des sièges arrière. Les deux autres capteurs sont situés au niveau de chaque roue avant, pour mesurer la charge supportée par le siège du conducteur et le siège du passager.

OBS

On peut aussi trouver un capteur de hauteur supplémentaire dans le passage de roue, mesurant la hauteur de la caisse, mais par rapport à la roue cette fois, jouant ainsi le rôle d'un capteur de débattement de caisse.

Spanish

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Record 15 2001-10-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compressors
  • Gas Turbines
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Electrical Appliances and Equipment
CONT

Task certification on service inspections and operational checks will be performed on diesel/gas turbine compressor generators, air compressors, air-conditioners, bomb lifts, hydraulic test stands, heaters, and light carts; load check of the diesel generators, starting/charging systems checks, and wheel and tire maintenance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Compresseurs
  • Turbines à gaz
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Appareillage électrique

Spanish

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Record 16 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

design wheel load : term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization(ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

charge de calcul par roue : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
OBS

carga de diseño por rueda : término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 17 2000-02-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Loads and Loading (Motor Vehicles)
  • Highway Code
CONT

The GVW [gross vehicle weight] of an 80k tractor/semitrailer(483 cm[ 190 in] wheel base tractor and 14. 6 m[ 48 ft] trailer) may increase to 95. 5k if it is equipped with 183 cm(72 in)/183 cm(72 in) tridem-axle spacing and if the following conditions are satisfied : The trailer suspension characteristics should be equivalent or close to those of the air suspension used in this study, especially its auxiliary roll stiffness. In this case, the axle spread should not exceed 183 cm(72 in)/183 cm(72 in). The tractor tandem-axle with a 153 cm(60 in) axle spread may carry a 36. 5k load, provided it has similar(or close) design parameters. The axle load distribution should be maintained as close as possible for 12k(steering axle), 36, 5k(drive axle), and 47k(trailer axle).

CONT

Research determined the periodic, unusual volumes of vehicles were military vehicles on maneuver. The axle load distribution of these vehicles was important for pavements; and the gross vehicle weight important for bridges.

OBS

Load distribution. (Distribution of load on truck or trailer chassis.) The relationship of the gross load on the front and rear axles to the total gross load.

Key term(s)
  • axle-load distribution

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poids et charges (Véhicules automobiles)
  • Code de la route
DEF

Répartition de la charge supportée par chacun des essieux d'un véhicule automobile de façon à maximiser la tenue de route et, dans le cas des transporteurs lourds, à minimiser les dommages causés au réseau routier.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cargas y carga/descarga (Vehículos automotores)
  • Código de la circulación
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Record 18 2000-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Maintenance
DEF

Longitudinal depressions left in the wheel tracks after repeated load repetitions.

CONT

The major potential effects of excessive rutting on the road user are ... freezing of ponded water to result in icing conditions ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien des routes
DEF

Déformation permanente, sous la circulation lourde, de la surface d'une chaussée, créant une dépression longitudinale en forme d'ornière.

CONT

Les principales causes de l'orniérage sont : - un enrobé trop plastique (orniérage en creux et bosse), - un compactage insuffisant (orniérage en creux seulement).

CONT

Pour connaître l'état des infrastructures routières à entretenir, le Ministère utilise deux méthodes. La première consiste à relever des données concernant la qualité de roulement, le rebondissement, le degré de fissuration et l'orniérage.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mantenimiento de carreteras
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Record 19 1999-10-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
DEF

... conventional steel car wheel which is mounted on the trucks and which only operates in case of a blow-out or loss of pressure in a load or guide tire, or when the truck passes over a switch point...

Key term(s)
  • steel safety wheel

French

Domaine(s)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Sur le matériel équipé de pneumatiques, roue métallique auxiliaire comparable à une roue classique de chemin de fer, n'ayant, en temps normal, aucun contact avec le rail et prenant appui sur la voie en cas de crevaison d'un pneumatique ou au passage des appareils de voie où les barres de guidage sont interrompues sur une file.

Spanish

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Record 20 1996-09-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
CONT

Indentation test. A test for a paving, roofing, or roadmaking asphalt, in which a steady load is applied, under constant temperature conditions, to the asphalt surface, through the sector of a wheel resting upon it, the amount of indentation being measured after a fixed time.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Marque en creux laissée à la surface d'un matériau par le choc d'un outil ou d'un objet contondant, par exemple, l'angle de la panne d'un marteau.

OBS

La résistance à l'indentation est un des critères du classement F.I.T. [Fatigue, Indentation, Température] des revêtements d'étanchéité.

Spanish

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Record 21 1996-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Trucking (Road Transport)
  • Trailers and Hauling
  • Wheels and Tires (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
DEF

Fifth wheel whose advance in relation to the rear drive unit can be controlled by sliding it longitudinally.

OBS

The sliding fifth wheel resolves hitch length problems and load distribution problems between the tractor axles and the semi-trailer running gear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Camionnage
  • Remorques et remorquage
  • Roues et pneus (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
DEF

Sellette d'attelage dont l'avancée par rapport à l'axe du pont arrière peut être réglée à volonté par glissement longitudinal.

OBS

La sellette d'attelage multiposition sert à régler les problèmes de longueur d'attelage et de répartition de la charge entre les essieux du tracteur et les essieux du train roulant de la semi-remorque.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte por camión
  • Camiones con remolque y remolque
  • Ruedas y neumáticos (Vehículos automotores y bicicletas)
DEF

Quinta rueda inferior cuya posición de avance con respecto al eje del puente trasero puede ajustarse a voluntad deslizándola longitudinalmente.

OBS

Sirve para resolver problemas de longitud de acoplamiento y de distribución de la carga entre los ejes del tractor y los ejes del tren rodante del semirremolque.

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Record 22 1987-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
CONT

When interpreted by qualified personnel, non-destructive plate tests can directly provide the allowable load for a single wheel at a large number of points on a flexible pavement and the allowable load at the corners of slabs in the case of a rigid pavement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)

Spanish

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Record 23 1985-10-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Landing Gear (Aeroindustry)
CONT

The tripod landing gear... is typical of airplanes such as the Aeronca and the Champion. This gear consists of three members hinged so as to form a triangle. Two of these are rigid. The third is an oleo leg, designed to telescope and hence shorten its length when the load comes on the wheel. On landing, the whole assembly spreads outwards and upwards until springs, rubber disks, or other devices take the weight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Atterrisseur (Constructions aéronautiques)

Spanish

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Record 24 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sewers and Drainage
  • Foundation Engineering
OBS

The load coefficient(...) represents the fractional part of the wheel load P which is transmitted through the soil overburden to a conduit, and is based upon Holl' s integration of the Boussinesq equation for stress distribution in an elastic medium.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Égouts et drainage
  • Technique des fondations
OBS

Le coefficient de charge (...) représente la fraction du poids P de la roue transmise par le sol jusqu'à la conduite. Il est obtenu par une intégration, due à Holl, de l'équation Boussinesq donnant la répartition des contraintes dans un milieu élastique.

Spanish

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Record 25 1981-05-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Transport
OBS

The vertical displacement of a wheel in relation to the suspended part of the vehicle from the position corresponding to the maximum permissible load to the position from which any additional vertical travel is impossible.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport routier
OBS

Déplacement vertical d'une roue, par rapport à la partie suspendue du véhicule depuis la position correspondant à la charge maximale admissible jusqu'à la position à partir de laquelle tout déplacement supplémentaire vertical est impossible.

Spanish

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Record 26 1980-07-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport
OBS

automatic wheel stoppage(in-flight braking) and brake pressure shutoff are provided to prevent excessive load buildup in the [main landing gear] retraction and uplock mechanism.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien

Spanish

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Record 27 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

A supporting axle which carries a load with other axles attached to it. Its use as a part of a bogie permits independent wheel action in a vertical plane and within designed limits.(Principles of Automotive Vehicles, U. S. Army Department, DM)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes

Spanish

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