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HANGING SCAFFOLD [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1999-10-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scaffolding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suspended scaffold
1, record 1, English, suspended%20scaffold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- suspended staging 2, record 1, English, suspended%20staging
correct
- suspended scaffolding 3, record 1, English, suspended%20scaffolding
correct
- hanging scaffold 4, record 1, English, hanging%20scaffold
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A suspended scaffold consists of two horizontal putlogs, short timbers that support the flooring of the scaffold, each attached to a drum mechanism. Cables extend from each drum to an outrigger beam attached overhead to the structure frame. Ratchet devices on the drums provide for raising or lowering the putlogs between which spanning planks form the working surface. 5, record 1, English, - suspended%20scaffold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Échafaudage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échafaudage suspendu
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chafaudage%20suspendu
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les échafaudages suspendus, utilisés pour les travaux de revêtement des façades, désignent surtout les échafaudages volants, constitués d'une passerelle légère, dite balancelle, portée par des étriers suspendus à un équipage de filins enroulables sur des palans ou des treuils; les filins sont amarrés, au niveau du toit, sur des lancers ou, par l'intermédiaire de chèvres de renvoi, sur des points d'arrimage tels que les souches de cheminées. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chafaudage%20suspendu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les échafaudages suspendus présentent sur les échafaudages portés [...] l'inconvénient de se balancer légèrement quand l'ouvrier qui se trouve dessus appuie sur la paroi. [...] Il existe deux types d'échafaudages suspendus : 1- pour façades, 2- pour plafonds. 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chafaudage%20suspendu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Andamiaje
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- andamio suspendido
1, record 1, Spanish, andamio%20suspendido
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1990-09-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drainage and Irrigation (Agric.)
- Sewers and Drainage
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- band shaped drain
1, record 2, English, band%20shaped%20drain
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- band shaped vertical drain 2, record 2, English, band%20shaped%20vertical%20drain
- band shaped prefabricated drain 2, record 2, English, band%20shaped%20prefabricated%20drain
- band shaped prefabricated vertical drain 2, record 2, English, band%20shaped%20prefabricated%20vertical%20drain
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Installation of band shaped drains.... is accomplished using a dragline, a hydraulic crane or a pile driver, provided with a hanging post, along which the introduction lance which is vertically leaded can move up and down.... The drain reel is placed in a store-house, which is attached to the scaffold and then conducted from this store-house over a guide roller by the introduction lance. At the end of the introduction lance, the drain is provided with an anchor plate. 1, record 2, English, - band%20shaped%20drain
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The application of geotextiles for prefabricated drains. Until the seventies, vertical drainage systems were mainly being applied in the form of sand drains. 1, record 2, English, - band%20shaped%20drain
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Drainage et irrigation (Agriculture)
- Égouts et drainage
- Mécanique des sols
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- drain géotextile en bande
1, record 2, French, drain%20g%C3%A9otextile%20en%20bande
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- drain géotextile vertical en bande 1, record 2, French, drain%20g%C3%A9otextile%20vertical%20en%20bande
proposal, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Drainage vertical de consolidation (...) La capacité drainante du géotextile devra être compatible avec les quantités d'eau expulsées lors de la consolidation du sol (...) Pour des profondeurs n'excédant pas 15 m, on pourra (...) utiliser des géotextiles plats (...) les géotextiles sont mis en place sous forme d'une bande continue avec un équipement propre à chaque type de géotextile. 2, record 2, French, - drain%20g%C3%A9otextile%20en%20bande
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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