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FACED WALL [5 records]

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Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Interior Design (General)
  • Finish Carpentry
DEF

The lower part of an interior wall when adorned with moldings or otherwise specially decorated or faced.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture d'intérieurs (Généralités)
  • Menuiserie
CONT

Les lambris d'appui, par opposition aux lambris de revêtement, ne couvrent qu'une partie du mur : ils s'élèvent de la plinthe au ras du plancher jusqu'à la cimaise, ou moulure d'encadrement fixée à hauteur d'appui (de 0,80 à 1,20 m du sol).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Diseño de interiores (Generalidades)
  • Carpintería
DEF

Revestimiento de madera con el que se cubre la parte inferior de un tabique interior.

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Record 2 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Shallow Foundations
DEF

A wall in which the masonry facing and the backing are of different materials and are so bonded as to exert a common reaction under load.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fondations normales
DEF

Mur où la maçonnerie est liaisonnée à la maçonnerie de remplissage de manière à exercer une action commune sous la charge.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
DEF

A wall the face of which is inclined inward toward the top.

CONT

The first two floors make a half-hearted gesture toward classicism. On the ground level a batter(slightly sloping wall), faced in granite, references medieval and Renaissance fortresses and palaces.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
DEF

Mur dont la face extérieure, en tout ou partie, est inclinée vers l'intérieur.

OBS

Rampant : adjectif et substantif. Désigne une surface inclinée : toiture, escalier, voûte, arc, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paredes y mamparas
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Record 4 2010-05-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Joints and Connections (Construction)
DEF

An expansion joint in masonry to allow movement due to expansion and contraction.

CONT

Control joints can be formed by attaching a strip of wood, plastic, or metal to the form, for vertical surfaces ... or by pressing the strip into the fresh concrete on a slab.

CONT

Use of control joints faced with calking compound has also been recommended to control shrinkage cracking; however, this practice is marked by frequent failures to keep the joints sealed against leakage of rain. Steel joint reinforcement strengthens a concrete masonry wall, whereas control joint weaken it, and the calking in the joints requires considerable maintenance.

OBS

control joint: A joint in masonry.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Joints et assemblages (Construction)
DEF

Joint prévu entre deux parties d'une construction afin que puissent se produire des mouvements relatifs, perpendiculairement à ces joints, en raison de dilatations hydrothermiques.

OBS

Le terme français est un spécifique par rapport à l'anglais : le joint de dilatation s'oppose à l'action des variations thermiques alors que le «control joint» s'oppose aux mouvements et déformations des maçonneries en général.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Albañilería
  • Juntas y conexiones (Construcción)
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Record 5 1996-10-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Practice
  • Walls and Partitions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Maçonnerie
  • Murs et cloisons
OBS

Parement. D'une façon générale, face visible d'un élément quelconque. [...] Maçonnerie: face apparente d'un élément de construction , pierre, moellon, brique, plaque de plâtre, pavé, etc.

Spanish

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