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HEADING JOINT [2 records]

Record 1 2001-06-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Forming
  • Presses (Machinery)
DEF

A heavy short-stroke press in which the slide is directly actuated by a single toggle joint that is opened and closed by a connection and crank. It is used for embossing, coining, sizing, heading, swaging, and extruding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Formage des métaux
  • Presses (Machines)
OBS

Presse robuste dotée d'une faible course dans laquelle le coulisseau est mû directement par une genouillère articulée par un système bielle-manivelle.

Spanish

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Record 2 1999-11-30

English

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

Heading joint. A masonry joint formed between two stones in the same course.

French

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

Joint vertical entre deux blocs, par opposition au joint de lit.

CONT

[...] joints de maçonnerie : [...] On distingue les joints de lit, horizontaux, les joints montants, ou joints de tête, verticaux, et les joints incertains, dans le cas des maçonneries non appareillées; [...]

CONT

Les joints verticaux sont exécutés soit par refoulement du mortier d'assise contre le chant de la brique, repoussé par la truelle, soit par pose de la brique et du mortier de joint, ensemble.

Spanish

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