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GRUA PORTICO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
- Containers
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- traveling gantry crane
1, record 1, English, traveling%20gantry%20crane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- travelling gantry crane 2, record 1, English, travelling%20gantry%20crane
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of hoisting machine with a bridgelike structure spanning the area over which it operates and running along tracks at ground level. 3, record 1, English, - traveling%20gantry%20crane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
- Conteneurs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- portique roulant
1, record 1, French, portique%20roulant
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- grue roulante à portique 2, record 1, French, grue%20roulante%20%C3%A0%20portique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Appareil de levage à champ d'action parallélépipédique, comportant une ossature horizontale portée par des pieds, ou «palées», se déplaçant au sol sur des rails de roulement parallèles, et sur laquelle se meut l'engin de levage proprement dit. 3, record 1, French, - portique%20roulant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
portique roulant : désignation normalisée par l'AFNOR. 4, record 1, French, - portique%20roulant
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Grúas rodante y de pórtico
- Contenedores
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- grúa de pórtico rodante
1, record 1, Spanish, gr%C3%BAa%20de%20p%C3%B3rtico%20rodante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Las dos grúas de pórtico rodante […] tienen una capacidad de 32,5 toneladas por debajo del marco de carga […] y pueden elevar la carga por encima de los 30 m. Estas grúas se mueven a lo largo de un camino de rodadura de cremallera, con sus ruedas de guía correspondientes, superando la amura y disponen de dos maquinillas dobles y cuatro puntos de suspensión en el soporte para reducir el riesgo de balanceo de la carga. 1, record 1, Spanish, - gr%C3%BAa%20de%20p%C3%B3rtico%20rodante
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-08-31
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Gantry and Travelling Cranes
- Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
- Cranes (Construction Sites)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- portal crane
1, record 2, English, portal%20crane
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- full portal crane 2, record 2, English, full%20portal%20crane
correct
- portal jib crane 3, record 2, English, portal%20jib%20crane
correct
- gantry-mounted crane 4, record 2, English, gantry%2Dmounted%20crane
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A jib crane carried on a four-legged portal. The portal is built to run on rails set parallel to the quayside in the floor of a quay. Wagons and lorries can pass under the portal or the portal can pass over them. 3, record 2, English, - portal%20crane
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "gantry crane". 5, record 2, English, - portal%20crane
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
- Grues (Levage)
- Grues (Chantiers)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- grue sur portique
1, record 2, French, grue%20sur%20portique
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- grue-portique 2, record 2, French, grue%2Dportique
correct, feminine noun
- grue montée sur portique 3, record 2, French, grue%20mont%C3%A9e%20sur%20portique
correct, feminine noun
- portique à grue 4, record 2, French, portique%20%C3%A0%20grue
correct, masculine noun, standardized
- portique-grue 5, record 2, French, portique%2Dgrue
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Grue montée sur un portique fixe ou roulant utilisée sur les quais des ports maritimes pour la manutention des cargaisons. 2, record 2, French, - grue%20sur%20portique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Grue sur portique. Le châssis porteur, monté sur rails, est un portique, triangulé, sur lequel est monté le châssis tournant, analogue dans son principe à celui d'une grue de manutention (...) Le déplacement de l'engin est assuré par un ou des moteurs électriques attaquant directement les galets de roulement montés sur rails. (...) L'écartement des pieds est tel (...) qu'il permet le passage de wagons ou de camions. 1, record 2, French, - grue%20sur%20portique
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
portique à grue : normalisé par l'AFNOR. 6, record 2, French, - grue%20sur%20portique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Grúas rodante y de pórtico
- Grúas (Levantamiento de cargas)
- Grúas (Obras de construcción)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- grúa de pórtico
1, record 2, Spanish, gr%C3%BAa%20de%20p%C3%B3rtico
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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