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BUILDING SITE CRANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Cranes (Construction Sites)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tower crane
1, record 1, English, tower%20crane
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- construction crane 2, record 1, English, construction%20crane
correct
- building crane 3, record 1, English, building%20crane
- building site crane 4, record 1, English, building%20site%20crane
- distributing tower crane 5, record 1, English, distributing%20tower%20crane
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] slewing jib type crane with jib located at the top of a vertical tower. 6, record 1, English, - tower%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tower cranes ... can be either fixed or travelling. They consist basically of a latticed tower which supports a slewing mast and a jib at the top of the mast. The jib may be either a derricking jib or fixed and horizontal with a track for a movable load trolley at one end and a counterweight at the other. 7, record 1, English, - tower%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Slewing: Rotary motion of a crane about its vertical axis. 8, record 1, English, - tower%20crane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
tower crane: term standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI) and ISO. 9, record 1, English, - tower%20crane
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tower construction crane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Grues (Levage)
- Grues (Chantiers)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grue distributrice à tour
1, record 1, French, grue%20distributrice%20%C3%A0%20tour
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grue distributrice 2, record 1, French, grue%20distributrice
correct, feminine noun
- grue distributrice du bâtiment 3, record 1, French, grue%20distributrice%20du%20b%C3%A2timent
correct, feminine noun
- grue de distribution 4, record 1, French, grue%20de%20distribution
correct, feminine noun
- grue à tour 5, record 1, French, grue%20%C3%A0%20tour
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- grue sur tour 6, record 1, French, grue%20sur%20tour
correct, feminine noun
- grue-tour 7, record 1, French, grue%2Dtour
correct, feminine noun
- grue de bâtiment 8, record 1, French, grue%20de%20b%C3%A2timent
correct, feminine noun
- grue de chantier 9, record 1, French, grue%20de%20chantier
correct, feminine noun
- grue tour distributrice 10, record 1, French, grue%20tour%20distributrice
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grue à flèche orientable dont la flèche est montée sur la partie supérieure d'un pylône vertical. 11, record 1, French, - grue%20distributrice%20%C3%A0%20tour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La grue distributrice à tour [...] se compose : d'une plate-forme base, montée sur roues ou sur bogies [...], d'un pylône, ou tour, ou fût fixe, d'un fût tournant avec flèche, contre-flèche et contrepoids d'équilibrage, de mécanismes de levage, de distribution et d'orientation. Le déplacement vertical ou levage de la charge s'effectue au moyen d'un treuil commandant un câble qui permet de hisser ou de descendre la charge [...] Le déplacement radial ou distribution de la charge s'opère au moyen d'un treuil commandant la translation d'un chariot le long de la face inférieure de la flèche horizontale. Le déplacement circulaire ou orientation de la charge est obtenu par rotation de la flèche au sommet du pylône. 1, record 1, French, - grue%20distributrice%20%C3%A0%20tour
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
grue à tour : terme normalisé par l'ISO. 12, record 1, French, - grue%20distributrice%20%C3%A0%20tour
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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