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INDEPENDENT FAILURE [8 records]

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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2021-05-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Fire Prevention
DEF

A fire-rated wall with a specified degree of fire resistance, built of fire-resistive materials and usually extending from the foundation up to and through the roof of a building, that is designed to limit the spread of a fire within a structure or between adjacent structures.

CONT

A fire wall must allow for two independent structures in the event of a structural failure on either side of the fire wall. Use of fire barriers and fire walls, when used appropriately, could eliminate the need for a sprinkler system in a building.

OBS

A fire wall is a type of fire barrier.

OBS

fire wall: designation officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

OBS

firewall: designation officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group.

Key term(s)
  • fire proof wall

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Prévention des incendies
DEF

Mur classé résistant au feu qui offre un degré précis de résistance au feu [...] fait de matériaux résistant au feu [...] généralement continu de la fondation au toit du bâtiment [...] conçu pour empêcher la propagation du feu dans la structure ou entre les structures adjacentes.

OBS

Le mur coupe-feu est un type de séparation coupe-feu de construction incombustible qui divise un bâtiment ou sépare des bâtiments contigus afin de s'opposer à la propagation du feu.

OBS

mur coupe-feu : désignation normalisée par l'AFNOR et uniformisée par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick) et le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie.

OBS

ignifuge : [Cet] adjectif signifie «propre à rendre ininflammables les objets naturellement combustibles». On ne peut donc pas l'employer en parlant d'un mur, d'une cloison ou d'une porte.

Key term(s)
  • mur coupe-feux
  • mur pare-feux

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Paredes y mamparas
  • Prevención de incendios
DEF

Muro de hormigón armado más o menos resistente al fuego que tiende a restringir la propagación del fuego en el edificio.

Key term(s)
  • muro cortafuegos
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Record 2 2019-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Flight Instruments and Equipment (Aeroindustry)
  • Aircraft Piloting and Navigation
CONT

... [the] standby attitude indicator shall(a) be powered from a source independent of the electrical generating system;(b) be operative without selection after total failure of the electrical generating system;(c) continue reliable operation for a minimum of 30 minutes after total failure of the electrical generating system;(d) operate independently of any attitude indicator system;...

CONT

The standby attitude reference system, comprised of the attitude indicator located on the extreme left center of the pilot's instrument panel and a 28 Vdc [volt direct current] emergency power supply, provide a visual indication of the aircraft flight attitude. The attitude reference system is designed to provide a standby attitude indicator that is powered by a source independent of the aircraft electrical generating system. The system will provide reliable attitude information for at least 30 minutes after a total failure of the aircraft electrical system.

CONT

... these functions were provided by three different instruments known as the standby altimeter, the standby anemometer and the standby horizon. These three instruments had their own array of sensors so that they were completely self-contained in the event of any serious breakdown of the main displays or instruments.

CONT

A primary goal of the current product is to perform as an emergency horizon in the event the primary flight display of the aircraft fails.

Key term(s)
  • stand-by attitude indicator
  • stand-by horizon indicator
  • stand-by attitude reference system

French

Domaine(s)
  • Instruments et équipement de bord (Constructions aéronautiques)
  • Pilotage et navigation aérienne
CONT

[...] l'indicateur d'assiette de secours doit : a) être alimenté indépendamment de la source principale d'alimentation électrique; b) continuer à fonctionner sans intervention humaine après une panne électrique générale; c) fonctionner avec précision pendant au moins 30 minutes après une panne électrique générale; d) fonctionner indépendemment de tout système indicateur d'assiette; [...]

OBS

horizon de secours : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Instrumentos y equipo de vuelo (Industria aeronáutica)
  • Pilotaje y navegación aérea
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Record 3 2014-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Protection and Safety (Electrical Engineering)
  • Motor Vehicles and Bicycles
DEF

An independent insulation, applied in addition to basic insulation, in order to provide protection against electric shock in the event of a failure of the basic insulation.

OBS

supplementary insulation: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Protection et prévention (Électrotechnique)
  • Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes
DEF

Isolation indépendante appliquée en plus de l'isolation de base pour assurer la protection contre le choc électrique en cas de défaillance de l'isolation de base.

OBS

isolation supplémentaire : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 2007-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
OBS

severable : capable of being divided into legally independent rights or obligations-used of a statute or contract of which the part to be performed consists of distinct items to which the consideration may be apportioned so that the invalidity or failure of performance as to one item does not necessarily affect the others.

OBS

Severability from contract.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
OBS

Dissociabilité d'un contrat.

Spanish

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Record 5 2000-06-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Systems
DEF

The separate and independent sub-systems used to provide illumination in case of primary electrical power failure.

OBS

emergency lighting: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circuits des aéronefs
DEF

Sous-systèmes distincts et indépendants assurant l'éclairage en cas de panne de la génération électrique principale.

OBS

éclairage de secours : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes.

OBS

éclairage de secours : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 6 1998-07-06

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Telecommunications Facilities
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
OBS

primary failure: term standardized by ISO.

Key term(s)
  • independent failure

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Installations de télécommunications
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Défaillance d'un dispositif dont la cause directe ou indirecte n'est pas la défaillance d'un autre dispositif.

OBS

défaillance primaire; défaillance indépendante : termes normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-06-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nuclear Science and Technology
  • Nuclear Plant Safety
DEF

...a test among redundant measurements to determine if there are significant differences.

OBS

A spread check is declared a failure if independent measurements of the same or related variables differ by more than a predetermined amount.

OBS

Term standardized by the CSA.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sciences et techniques nucléaires
  • Sûreté des centrales nucléaires
DEF

vérification entre les mesures redondantes afin de déterminer si elles présentent des écarts importants.

OBS

Cet essai est réputé inacceptable lorsque des mesures indépendantes des mêmes variables ou de variables associées diffèrent par plus de la valeur prédéterminée.

OBS

Terme normalisé par l'Association canadienne de normalisation.

Spanish

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Record 8 1982-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

The new Philips voice loggers [for ATC services] are designed and constructed according to the basic principle of complete security against any loss of information. Every vital unit is duplicated, and switchover to standby is automatic in the event of any failure. Each of the two tape decks has its own independent record/replay circuits, and recording is automatically transferred to the standby deck at the end of the tape if the tape should break or if there is a tape-transport failure.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

Les nouveaux enregistreurs de communications vocales de Philips - les modèles dits de la 4e génération - sont conçus pour offrir une sécurité totale contre toute perte d'information, tous les éléments vitaux étant doublés et la commutation sur l'unité secondaire s'effectuant de manière entièrement automatique lorsque la bande de l'unité principale arrive à sa fin ou en cas de défaillance quelconque.

Spanish

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