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TUNNEL ROUTIER [9 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-03-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Road Networks
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- road tunnel
1, record 1, English, road%20tunnel
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- motor-traffic tunnel 2, record 1, English, motor%2Dtraffic%20tunnel
correct
- motor vehicle tunnel 3, record 1, English, motor%20vehicle%20tunnel
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The largest element or road tunnel operating costs is often the energy costs for lighting of which lighting of the entrance is the major portion. Entrance lighting is also likely to be the most significant factor in tunnel entrance design that affects safety and comfort. 4, record 1, English, - road%20tunnel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, west of Denver, Colorado, is the highest motor-traffic tunnel in the world. The tunnel has an altitude of about 11,000 feet (3,400 meters). 5, record 1, English, - road%20tunnel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Réseaux routiers
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tunnel routier
1, record 1, French, tunnel%20routier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- souterrain routier 2, record 1, French, souterrain%20routier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les souterrains routiers sont, en général, à deux voies et ont de 9 à 10 m d’ouverture avec des zones élargies de place en place pour permettre le stationnement. 3, record 1, French, - tunnel%20routier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Parmi [les] réalisations de la région parisienne le tunnel de Saint-Cloud a une place de choix. La traversée de Saint-Cloud par un grand souterrain routier [...] permet de garder à l'autoroute ses qualités essentielles de rapidité et de sécurité. 4, record 1, French, - tunnel%20routier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Sécurité publique - Moyens nécessaires à mettre en œuvre pour améliorer la sécurité des tunnels routiers et ferroviaires français. 5, record 1, French, - tunnel%20routier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noter que «tunnel» est un terme générique englobant les notions de «tunnel routier», «tunnel ferroviaire» et «tunnel sous-marin»; cependant le terme est souvent utilisé absolument, surtout au sens de «tunnel routier». 6, record 1, French, - tunnel%20routier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Túneles, viaductos y puentes
- Redes viales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- túnel carretero
1, record 1, Spanish, t%C3%BAnel%20carretero
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-09-25
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- transversely ventilated tunnel
1, record 2, English, transversely%20ventilated%20tunnel
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A road tunnel in which the air circulation is perpendicular to the direction of traffic. 2, record 2, English, - transversely%20ventilated%20tunnel
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The results suggest that the smoke propagating distance and the smoke descent with ventilation rates of supply and exhaust may serve as good criteria in the fire safety design of transversely ventilated tunnels. 3, record 2, English, - transversely%20ventilated%20tunnel
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tunnel ventilé transversalement
1, record 2, French, tunnel%20ventil%C3%A9%20transversalement
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tunnel routier dans lequel la circulation d’air est perpendiculaire à l'axe de circulation routière. 2, record 2, French, - tunnel%20ventil%C3%A9%20transversalement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De plus, ils fournissent toujours des renseignements précieux pour la compréhension de l’aéraulique de l’ouvrage, même pour les tunnels ventilés transversalement (en particulier ceux comportant plusieurs cantons). 3, record 2, French, - tunnel%20ventil%C3%A9%20transversalement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-09-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Building Ventilation
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- longitudinal ventilation
1, record 3, English, longitudinal%20ventilation
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The flow of air in a road tunnel moving along the same orientation as the traffic. 2, record 3, English, - longitudinal%20ventilation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most ventilation systems use longitudinal ventilation, i.e., air flowing coaxial with the traffic direction. It is the smoke and heat, not the fire itself, that are truly deadly and so an effective ventilation system can prevent disaster. 1, record 3, English, - longitudinal%20ventilation
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Longitudinal ventilation velocity. 1, record 3, English, - longitudinal%20ventilation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Ventilation (Construction)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ventilation longitudinale
1, record 3, French, ventilation%20longitudinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Déplacement de l'air dans un tunnel routier selon le même axe que la circulation routière. 2, record 3, French, - ventilation%20longitudinale
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La ventilation longitudinale est, dans son principe, le système le plus intuitif à mettre en œuvre. L’écoulement d’air est assuré par des accélérateurs disposés sous plafond. Dans le cas de tunnels à un seul sens de circulation, l’effet piston vient s’ajouter à cette ventilation forcée. 1, record 3, French, - ventilation%20longitudinale
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-03-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Road Traffic
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- one-way traffic
1, record 4, English, one%2Dway%20traffic
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The bridge is 6' in width and can only accommodate one-way traffic. With increased play at the course and much heavier use of the practice range, the bridge has become a bottleneck. ... He suggested a second 6' bridge be placed adjacent to the existing bridge and each bridge. This option would be less expensive and still be sufficient to eliminate the bottleneck. 2, record 4, English, - one%2Dway%20traffic
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Circulation routière
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- circulation à sens unique
1, record 4, French, circulation%20%C3%A0%20sens%20unique
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- circulation unidirectionnelle 2, record 4, French, circulation%20unidirectionnelle
correct, see observation, feminine noun
- trafic à sens unique 3, record 4, French, trafic%20%C3%A0%20sens%20unique
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
- trafic unidirectionnel 4, record 4, French, trafic%20unidirectionnel
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] Dans son interpellation cosignée par 75 parlementaires, Maspoli fait référence aux bouchons régulièrement enregistrés au début et à la fin des vacances d’été et d’automne, ainsi qu'à Pâques et à Pentecôte. Les bouchons pourraient être réduits en introduisant la circulation à sens unique sur les deux pistes de roulement. Le Conseil fédéral estime que des essais de circulation à sens unique pourraient tout à fait être tentés dans le tunnel routier du Gothard et sur la route du col, mais que ces essais pourraient être onéreux. 5, record 4, French, - circulation%20%C3%A0%20sens%20unique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
circulation : Mouvement des véhicules sur la voirie [...] Le terme «trafic» [...] n’est pas tout à fait synonyme : il désigne le volume de la circulation. 6, record 4, French, - circulation%20%C3%A0%20sens%20unique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-04-23
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Road Networks
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- tunnel
1, record 5, English, tunnel
correct, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A passageway as for trains, automobiles, etc. through or under an obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor or the like. 2, record 5, English, - tunnel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Term standardized by ISO. 3, record 5, English, - tunnel
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Réseaux routiers
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tunnel
1, record 5, French, tunnel
correct, see observation, masculine noun, standardized
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Galerie souterraine destinée au passage d’une voie de communication (sous un cours d’eau, un bras de mer, à travers une élévation de terrain). 2, record 5, French, - tunnel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme normalisé par l’ISO et par l’Office québécois de la langue française. 3, record 5, French, - tunnel
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Noter que «tunnel» est un terme générique englobant les notions de «tunnel routier», «tunnel ferroviaire» et «tunnel sous-marin»; cependant le terme est souvent utilisé absolument surtout au sens de «tunnel routier»(voir cette fiche). 4, record 5, French, - tunnel
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Túneles, viaductos y puentes
- Redes viales
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- túnel
1, record 5, Spanish, t%C3%BAnel
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Galería subterránea que se abre para dar paso a una vía de comunicación. 1, record 5, Spanish, - t%C3%BAnel
Record 6 - internal organization data 2005-02-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Road Networks
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- underground highway
1, record 6, English, underground%20highway
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- underground freeway 2, record 6, English, underground%20freeway
correct
- underground expressway 3, record 6, English, underground%20expressway
correct, see observation
- underground motorway 4, record 6, English, underground%20motorway
correct, Great Britain
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
While some still hold up the idea of underground highway systems as a key to salvaging city cores, many transportation experts dismiss it as a whimsical daydream whose cost is prohibitive. What's more, they say cars will never be eliminated from city centers because many people will never visit areas where they can't drive. 1, record 6, English, - underground%20highway
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Underground expressway: In common usage, "freeway" and "expressway" are synonymous. In transportation terminology, however, a "freeway" is a type of expressway but with full control of access. 5, record 6, English, - underground%20highway
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Réseaux routiers
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- autoroute souterraine
1, record 6, French, autoroute%20souterraine
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le Central Artery/Tunnel Project est le projet d’autoroute souterraine le plus ambitieux jamais entrepris de l'histoire des États-Unis. Une fois complété, ce tunnel routier souterrain permettra de réduire dramatiquement les embouteillages et d’améliorer la mobilité dans la ville de Boston, une des plus importantes villes d’Amérique. Il permettra également d’améliorer la qualité de l'environnement et de mettre en place des bases solides afin d’assurer la croissance économique de la ville pour les millions d’habitants de la Nouvelle-Angleterre en cette fin de siècle. 1, record 6, French, - autoroute%20souterraine
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2003-05-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Underground Planning (Urban Studies)
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- combined road and rail tunnel
1, record 7, English, combined%20road%20and%20rail%20tunnel
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- combined road-and-rail tunnel 2, record 7, English, combined%20road%2Dand%2Drail%20tunnel
correct
- auto/rail combination tunnel 3, record 7, English, auto%2Frail%20combination%20tunnel
correct
- car/rail combination tunnel 4, record 7, English, car%2Frail%20combination%20tunnel
correct
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Comite du Tunnel Mixte sous le Pas de Calais proposed a combined road and rail tunnel. 1, record 7, English, - combined%20road%20and%20rail%20tunnel
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 2 CONT
He proposed that the Tappan Zee tunnel be part of a long-range master plan to place the entire l-287 corridor - from Suffern, Rockland County to Syosset, Nassau Country - in a combined road-and-rail tunnel. 2, record 7, English, - combined%20road%20and%20rail%20tunnel
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 3 CONT
The only access to Whittier is a one-lane car/rail combination tunnel. It is the longest highway tunnel in North America. 4, record 7, English, - combined%20road%20and%20rail%20tunnel
Record 7, Key term(s)
- auto-rail combination tunnel
- car-rail combination tunnel
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Aménagement souterrain (Urbanisme)
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- tunnel mixte ferroviaire et routier
1, record 7, French, tunnel%20mixte%20ferroviaire%20et%20routier
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- tunnel mixte rail/route 2, record 7, French, tunnel%20mixte%20rail%2Froute
correct, masculine noun
- tunnel mixte rail et route 3, record 7, French, tunnel%20mixte%20rail%20et%20route
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tunnels routiers, ferroviaires et mixtes. [...] le tunnel mixte, ferroviaire et routier [...] pour lequel l'étude géologique a été très poussée. 4, record 7, French, - tunnel%20mixte%20ferroviaire%20et%20routier
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noter que les tunnels mixtes sont de divers types : fret/voyageurs; rail/route; autoroutier/métro; etc. 5, record 7, French, - tunnel%20mixte%20ferroviaire%20et%20routier
Record 7, Key term(s)
- tunnel ferroviaire/routier
- tunnel ferroviaire-routier
- tunnel rail-route
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2003-05-01
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Road Transport
- Road Safety
- Underground Planning (Urban Studies)
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- two way tunnel
1, record 8, English, two%20way%20tunnel
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- two-way tunnel 2, record 8, English, two%2Dway%20tunnel
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Safety is to be improved at the Homer Tunnel ... . There is only enough room for one bus at a time, the tunnel is not lit and there is no emergency phone within the tunnel itself. Sunday's fire, although an unusual incident, is now raising wider issues for Transit including whether to make the tunnel two way. But tour operators say traffic flow was not to blame. David Kennedy of Destination Queenstown says: "The issue was a bizarre freak incident. A bus caught fire in the tunnel and whether it was a one way tunnel or two way tunnel would have been irrelevant, I think." 1, record 8, English, - two%20way%20tunnel
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Transport routier
- Sécurité routière
- Aménagement souterrain (Urbanisme)
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- tunnel à double sens
1, record 8, French, tunnel%20%C3%A0%20double%20sens
correct, masculine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Selon la nature du terrain, on optera pour un tunnel à double sens (dépassement utilisant la piste centrale) ou deux tunnels séparés chacun à sens unique (dépassement plus difficile, vu l’étroitesse de la chaussée : 6 m). 2, record 8, French, - tunnel%20%C3%A0%20double%20sens
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
D'autres aspects, tels la sécurité et l'entretien, doivent également être discutés en corrélation avec une seconde galerie. Il va sans dire qu'un tunnel pour chaque sens de circulation est plus sûr qu'un seul tunnel à double sens. C'est ainsi que le nombre d’accidents recensés au tunnel du Seelisberg est inférieur de moitié à celui enregistré au tunnel du Gothard. Il n’ empêche : l'actuel tunnel routier du Gothard est, selon l'OFROU [Office fédéral des routes], l'un des tunnels routiers les plus sûrs d’Europe. 3, record 8, French, - tunnel%20%C3%A0%20double%20sens
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2003-03-17
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Construction Works (Railroads)
- Rail Networks
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- railway tunnel
1, record 9, English, railway%20tunnel
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- railroad tunnel 2, record 9, English, railroad%20tunnel
correct
- rail tunnel 3, record 9, English, rail%20tunnel
correct
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A tunnel running under a river or a hillside through which a railway line runs. 4, record 9, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1886. The Severn Railway Tunnel - Britain's longest - was opened. 5, record 9, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Severn. One of the principal rivers of Great Britain ... . A railroad tunnel (opened 1886) more than 4 mi (6.4 km) long passes under the estuary. 2, record 9, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
tunnel: A passageway as for trains, automobiles, etc. through or under and obstruction, as a city, mountain, river, harbor or the like. 6, record 9, English, - railway%20tunnel
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Ouvrages d'art (Voies ferrées)
- Réseaux ferroviaires
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tunnel ferroviaire
1, record 9, French, tunnel%20ferroviaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- tunnel de chemin de fer 2, record 9, French, tunnel%20de%20chemin%20de%20fer
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Soit un sous-système de contrôle du trafic ferroviaire d’un tunnel. [...] Accès à un tunnel ferroviaire. Les trains approchant du tunnel déclenchent un capteur annonçant leur présence. Ils s’arrêtent alors à la signalisation d’entrée du tunnel si elle n’est pas au vert. Une fois que le trafic a commencé dans une direction, la signalisation reste au vert et des trains successifs, de même direction, peuvent entrer librement dans le tunnel. La signalisation redevient rouge lorsque le dernier train (d’une direction donnée) a quitté la section critique. Cependant, un train arrivant dans la direction opposée doit attendre que le trafic de l’autre direction soit terminé. 3, record 9, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dans le respect des décisions et des engagements pris aux sommets de Chambéry en 1997 et de Nîmes en 1999, les deux gouvernements ont décidé la construction d’une nouvelle liaison ferroviaire, mixte marchandises et voyageurs entre Lyon et Turin, avec un tunnel ferroviaire de 52 km environ, foré sous les Alpes en territoire français et italien. 4, record 9, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Noter que «tunnel» est un terme générique englobant les notions de «tunnel routier», «tunnel ferroviaire» et «tunnel sous-marin»; cependant le terme est souvent utilisé absolument surtout au sens de «tunnel routier»(voir cette fiche). 5, record 9, French, - tunnel%20ferroviaire
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
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