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JOIST BRIDGING [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-06-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Floors and Ceilings
DEF

The bracing of adjacent floor joist against each other using short strip of wood or metal.

Key term(s)
  • joist bridging

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planchers et plafonds
OBS

Hourdis des planchers en bois. Ce sont des remplissages [...] qui garnissent [...] l'intervalle entre les solives dans l'épaisseur des planchers. Ils ont pour but de contreventer les solives en les rendant solidaires [...] Contreventement par entretoises: Entretoises ou étrésillons placés en files espacées de mètre en mètre [...] Fig. 10: Solives contreventées par étrésillons.

OBS

On distingue deux sortes de contreventement des solives: le contreventement par entretoises (ou entretoisement) et le contreventement par étrésillons (ou étrésillonnement).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Pisos y cielos rasos
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