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INSTALLATION BEAM [6 records]

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Record 1 2012-01-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Signalling (Road Transport)
DEF

A fixed structure comprising two columns linked at their tops by a beam spanned across the carriageway and permitting the installation of traffic signs above the lanes.

OBS

sign gantry: term and definition proposed by the World Road Association.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Signalisation routière
DEF

Structure fixe composée de deux montants et d'une traverse surplombant la chaussée et permettant d'installer des panneaux de signalisation au-dessus des voies.

OBS

portique de signalisation : terme et définition proposés par l'Association mondiale de la route.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-10-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Pulleys and Belts
OBS

each [transverse] beam has openings for installation of cables and electrical leads, and the openings at FS [fuselage station] 344(...) have pulley bracket assemblies for control cable support.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poulies et courroies
OBS

voir figure no. 801 dans MECAR. Le code de source complet est MECAR-SE-210F,1972,6,53-47-6,801.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
DEF

A beam specially designed to take loads of usual length or form and having two or more attachments points usually in horizontal alignment.

CONT

This installation comprises two travelling cranes which can be coupled for operation with a thousand tons lifting beam.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
DEF

Pièce de bois ou de métal suspendue en son milieu et dont les deux extrémités supportent la charge.

CONT

On emploie des palonniers pour lever des charges très lourdes à l'aide de deux appareils de levage.

Spanish

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Record 4 2008-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Airframe
DEF

An internal or external framework along the underside of the hull of a rigid airship, forming an integral part of the structure as a means of distributing the effect of concentrated loads along the hull.

CONT

A lightweight energy-absorbing keel-beam concept was developed and retrofitted in a general aviation type aircraft to improve crashworthiness performance. The energy-absorbing beam consisted of a foam-filled cellular structure with glass fiber and hybrid glass/kevlar cell walls. Design, analysis, fabrication and testing of the keel beams prior to installation and subsequent full-scale crash testing of the aircraft are described. Factors such as material and fabrication constraints, damage tolerance, crush stress/strain response, seat-rail loading, and post crush integrity, which influenced the course of the design process are also presented.

CONT

[The section "Main Frame" of an aircraft] includes frames, bulkheads, formers, longerons, stringers, keel, frames around openings, tec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Cellule d'aéronefs
DEF

Élément longitudinal de la structure de certains avions, situé dans la partie inférieure centrale du fuselage et dont le rôle est de raidir la coque.

CONT

[La section «structure courante»] comprend les couples courants, cloisons, cadres, longerons, lisses, poutre principale, encadrement des ouvertures, etc.

OBS

quille : terme uniformisé par les Comités d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Maintenance et Opérations aériennes.

Spanish

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Record 5 1993-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Corporate Security
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Security Devices
CONT

The double-ended mode provides a more secure installation with a single transmitter and a receiver pair. If the beam is blocked or power is lost for any reason, an alarm is generated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité générale de l'entreprise
  • Électrotechnique
  • Dispositifs de sécurité

Spanish

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Record 6 1993-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Field Engineering (Military)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie (Militaire)

Spanish

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