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TILT-UP [7 records]

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Record 1 2019-11-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Modern Construction Methods
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Whole wall sections are precast and later raised to position in what is called tilt-up construction.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Procédés de construction modernes
  • Mise en place du béton
DEF

Procédé de fabrication du béton par coulage des murs à plat sur le sol et leur mise en place au moyen de grues sur des fondations préparées d'avance.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Métodos de construcción modernos
  • Aplicación del hormigón
CONT

Construcción horizontal de elementos prefabricados que luego se ponen en pie para su montaje en obra.

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Record 2 2018-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Doors, Windows and Openings (Building Elements)
DEF

[A door] usually consisting of a rigid panel ... these doors are equipped with springs, tracks, counterbalances, and other hardware, which pull the door clear of the opening to an overhead position. ... often motor-operated ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ouvertures (Éléments du bâtiment)
DEF

Porte généralement de grande largeur, que l'on peut relever à l'horizontale contre le plafond en la manœuvrant à l'aide d'un système de bras articulés et dont la masse est compensée par un contrepoids [...]

Spanish

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Record 3 2013-08-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Electric Rotary Machines - Types
  • Wind Energy
DEF

A mast which can be raised using proper equipment such as gin poles or an electric winch.

OBS

It is provided with a hinge at the base which makes maintenance easier.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Machines tournantes électriques - types
  • Énergie éolienne
DEF

Mât articulé dont l'érection s'effectue en faisant appel à de l'équipement approprié, notamment une chèvre verticale ou un treuil électrique, et qui bascule à sa base sur une charnière, ce qui en facilite l'entretien.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de construcciones
  • Máquinas rotativas eléctricas - tipos
  • Energía eólica
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Record 4 2011-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
  • Modern Construction Methods
DEF

Concrete cast horizontally and then tilted up into a vertical position when hardened.

CONT

Tilt-up concrete and other highly alkaline surfaces should be primed with one coat of alkaline resistant primer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
  • Procédés de construction modernes
OBS

«tilt-up construction» : mise en place par relèvement.

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tests and Simulations (Transportation)
  • Wheeled Vehicles (Military)
CONT

To perform tilt-up calibration, proceed as follows: ... Position vehicle on a level surface in front of a slope. ... Vehicle must be driven in a straight line, within 1 degree from level ground to a tilt-up angle of between 15 and 20 degrees ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Simulations et essais (Transports)
  • Véhicules à roues (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 6 2006-08-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Tilt-up construction is a fast, economical way of erecting concrete walls. However when these structures are not properly supported and secured, the consequences can be fatal. ... A few years ago, three construction employees in North Carolina were taking a lunch break in the shade of a concrete tilt-up wall panel. The 20-tonne, 23-foot-high, 20-foot-wide wall was inadequately supported and fell on the employees, killing all three.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
  • Mise en place du béton
CONT

[...] les panneaux muraux en béton préfabriqué pour mise en place par relèvement ont généralement une épaisseur de 6 po ou 8 po, même s'il existe des bâtiments construits en panneaux modulaires plus épais [...]

Spanish

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Record 7 1995-05-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • National Bodies and Committees (Non-Canadian)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités nationaux non canadiens

Spanish

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