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TRANSPORTER [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
  • Cranes (Construction Sites)
DEF

A long lattice girder supported by two lattice towers which may be either fixed or moved along rails laid at right angles to the girder; a crab with a hoist suspended from it travels along the girder.

CONT

When the handling of bulk cargo is undertaken on a large scale, ... preference is given to the transporter cranes.

OBS

transporter crane: standardized by the British Standards Institution.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
  • Grues (Chantiers)
CONT

Il faut également signaler les portiques de déchargement de matériaux dans les ports qui peuvent atteindre parfois une portée supérieure à 60 m. Ils manipulent plusieurs tonnes de charge utile (sable, charbon, etc.).

Key term(s)
  • portique de déchargement

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
CONT

To move a fully stacked Saturn V to its launch pad, a giant diesel-powered crawler transporter would lumber across a specially-built roadway.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)

Spanish

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