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PRESTRESS CABLE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-01-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- prestress tendon
1, record 1, English, prestress%20tendon
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- prestressing tendon 2, record 1, English, prestressing%20tendon
correct
- prestressing reinforcement 3, record 1, English, prestressing%20reinforcement
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Tendon. Steel element such as wire, cable, bar, rod, or strand, or a bundle of such elements, primarily used in tension to impart compressive stress to concrete. 4, record 1, English, - prestress%20tendon
Record 1, Key term(s)
- prestress cable
- tendon
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- armature de précontrainte
1, record 1, French, armature%20de%20pr%C3%A9contrainte
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les armatures de précontrainte sont tendues au moyen de vérins spéciaux. Leur tension est transmise au béton au moyen d'organes d'ancrage à frottement appelés cônes d'ancrage. 2, record 1, French, - armature%20de%20pr%C3%A9contrainte
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Armature [...] désigne tout élément que l'on incorpore dans un matériau : pour lui donner une meilleure résistance aux déformations [...] pour répartir les déformations et tensions internes, et éviter les fissurations [...] 3, record 1, French, - armature%20de%20pr%C3%A9contrainte
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Concrete Facilities and Equipment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prestressing cable
1, record 2, English, prestressing%20cable
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
...the high durability of HPC will allow for the integration right from the start of the replacement of prestressing cables... 1, record 2, English, - prestressing%20cable
Record 2, Key term(s)
- prestress cable
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Outillage et installations (Bétonnage)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- câble de précontrainte
1, record 2, French, c%C3%A2ble%20de%20pr%C3%A9contrainte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la très grande durabilité du BHP autorisera, par exemple, l'intégration, dès la conception, du remplacement futur des câbles de précontrainte [...] 2, record 2, French, - c%C3%A2ble%20de%20pr%C3%A9contrainte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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