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FOUNDATION BRIDGE [10 records]

Record 1 2022-06-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
OBS

The Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada(APF Canada) is a not-for-profit organization focused on Canada's relations with Asia. Our mission is to be Canada's catalyst for engagement with Asia and Asia's bridge to Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Sciences humaines
OBS

La Fondation Asie Pacifique du Canada («la Fondation») est une organisation à but non lucratif consacrée aux relations du Canada avec l'Asie. Sa mission consiste à servir de catalyseur et de trait d'union dans les relations entre l'Asie et le Canada.

Spanish

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Record 2 2017-08-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees
  • Arts and Culture
OBS

The Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation is dedicated to the mission of supporting and developing artistic life in Israel, as well as showcasing Israeli culture in Canada.

OBS

The mission of the Canada-Israel Cultural Foundation is to act as a cultural bridge between Canada and Israel, promoting and supporting intercultural exchange with a special focus on young artists, and developing artistic life by awarding scholarships and grants.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé
  • Arts et Culture

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-06-07

English

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

One foundation of the... Hell Gate steel arch bridge over the East River at New York presented unusual difficulty. Survey had shown that firm rock was located 20 m. below water level.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Les ponts en arc en acier. Font partie de cette famille le pont Saint-Louis sur le Mississippi [...], le viaduc du Viaur [...], le pont Alexandre-III, à Paris [...], et les très grands arcs de Kill VAn Kull à New York, et de Sydney, dont la portée dépasse 500 m.

Spanish

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Record 4 2010-02-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Organizations, Administrative Units and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes, unités administratives et comités
OBS

Organisme communautaire. Renseignement obtenu du responsable de la fondation à Calgary.

Spanish

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Record 5 2002-06-05

English

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

In bridging, a structure normally consisting of a bridge seat and foundation, which transmit the bridge load to the abutment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Génie (Militaire)
DEF

En pontage, structure comprenant une assise de pont et une fondation, qui transmet la charge du pont à la culée.

OBS

assise : terme et définition uniformisés par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

Spanish

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Record 6 2002-02-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Engineering
  • Erosion and Weathering (Geol.)
  • Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
DEF

A cylindrical bundle of brushwood 1-3 feet(30-90 centimeters) in diameter and 10-20 feet(3-6 meters) long, used as a facing for seawalls on riverbanks, as a foundation mat, as a dam in an estuary, or to protect bridge, dike, and pier foundations from erosion.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie civil
  • Érosion et corrosion (Géologie)
  • Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
DEF

Fagot de branchages utilisé pour combler des fossés ou blinder des parois de fouilles ou de terrassements provisoires.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería civil
  • Erosión y corrosión (Geología)
  • Drenaje y riego (Agricultura)
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Record 7 1999-10-05

English

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

Bridges generally are considered to be composed of three separate parts : substructure, superstructure, and deck. The substructure or foundation of a bridge consists of the piers and abutments which carry the superimposed load of the superstructure to the underlying soil or rock.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

Structure inférieure, qui supporte.

OBS

Substructure (...) 1872, a remplacé substruction.

Spanish

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Record 8 1999-03-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Private-Sector Bodies and Committees

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités du secteur privé

Spanish

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Record 9 1988-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
  • Applications of Concrete
CONT

Where the load on a bridge pier is not too great, and where rock is at such a depth that it cannot be reached economically, a pile foundation is often specified by the designer. For example, the foundations of the... Pontchartrain Lake bridge, Louisiana, USA, consists of 23. 5-m. prestressed hollow concrete tubes driven into the lake bed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
  • Utilisation du béton

Spanish

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Record 10 1988-03-18

English

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

Pontoon bridge. A temporary or permanent bridge which floats on pontoons moored to the river bed. Permanent bridges are built in this way when the foundation material is very poor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

Il existe aussi des ponts flottants dont le tablier est appuyé sur des bateaux. Ce sont en général des ponts provisoires, mais quelques-uns sont définitifs [...]

CONT

La classification systématique des ponts met en jeu de nombreux critères : [...] le caractère plus ou moins durable prévu pour l'ouvrage : pont provisoire, pont semi-définitif, pont définitif; [...]

Spanish

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