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INMUEBLE GRAN ALTURA [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Types of Constructed Works
  • Construction Standards and Regulations
DEF

A building with enough stories to require that it be served with an elevator; usually four or five stories or more. Generally, buildings that stand out on a skyline as taller than others are classified as high-rise.

CONT

The newer high-rise buildings, ranging from 50 to 100 stories ... are the result of very recent innovations and development of new structural systems.

OBS

See also "high-rise apartment building", "high-rise building construction" and "tower building".

Key term(s)
  • high rise building
  • high size building

French

Domaine(s)
  • Types de constructions
  • Réglementation et normalisation (Construction)
DEF

Tour [gratte-ciel] ou immeuble en bande [barre] à nombreux étages.

DEF

Corps de bâtiment dont le plancher bas du dernier niveau est situé à plus de 28 m [50 m pour les immeubles d'habitation] du sol le plus haut utilisable par les engins des services publics de secours et de lutte contre l'incendie [...]

CONT

Les immeubles de grande hauteur [I.G.H]. [...] Qu'est-ce qu'un I.G.H.? C'est soit un immeuble d'habitation dont le dernier niveau est à plus de 50 mètres du sol, soit un autre immeuble [bureaux, commerces, etc.] dont le dernier niveau est à plus de 28 mètres.

OBS

Les immeubles de grande hauteur. Ces immeubles [plus de vingt niveaux en général] constituent un domaine d'application particulier de la charpente métallique.

Key term(s)
  • IGH

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tipos de construcciones
  • Reglamentación y normas de construcción
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