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ANCRAGE SEMELLE [4 records]

Record 1 2020-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sports Equipment and Accessories
  • Sports (General)
DEF

A rubber, plastic or metal projection screwed or inserted into a hole in the sole or heel of a sports shoe (baseball, football, soccer, lacrosse, luge, bobsleigh, etc.,) to ensure a better grip and greater traction and to prevent the athlete from falling or sliding while running, throwing or hitting.

CONT

Cleats are typically flattened or rounded cones usually no thicker or longer than 1/2 inch.

CONT

The pattern of the cleats traditionally differs from sport to sport, but there is little practical difference. Shoes designed for wear on synthetic surfaces may have molded lugs or cleats or may even have ripple soles.

CONT

The CleatKaddy includes power bits to remove and install both metal spikes and plastic cleats and also includes a Philips head bit.

PHR

Screwed spikes; screwed studs; molded cleats; molded spikes; soft spikes; hard spikes.

OBS

In sledge hockey, the end of a stick is made of picks to help propel the sledge.

Key term(s)
  • studs
  • cleats
  • spikes
  • lugs

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement et accessoires de sport
  • Sports (Généralités)
DEF

Protubérance de cuir, de caoutchouc, de plastique ou de métal en forme de cône à tête plate ou arrondie qui se visse ou s’insère dans des orifices sous la semelle et le talon de chaussures portées pour la pratique de sports [...] pour assurer un meilleur ancrage au sol ou empêcher les chutes ou les glissades dans les déplacements accélérés lorsque les athlètes courent, lancent ou frappent.

CONT

Chaussure de trail avec pointes amovibles pour coureur pronateur ou universel.

OBS

Sous les chaussures.

OBS

pointe : terme surtout utilisé pour désigner la notion du terme «spike».

PHR

Crampons amovibles; crampons moulés; crampons vissés; crampons souples; crampons durs.

OBS

L’extrémité d’un des bâtons de hockey sur luge est composée de crampons qui servent à propulser la luge.

Key term(s)
  • crampons
  • pointes

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Equipo y accesorios deportivos
  • Deportes (Generalidades)
Key term(s)
  • tacos
  • clavos
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Record 2 2016-09-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Masonry Materials
DEF

A hydraulic cement grout that produces a big volume that, when hardened under stipulated test conditions, is greater than or equal to the original installed volume.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériaux de maçonnerie
CONT

Un coulis sans retrait doit être placé sous les ancrages pour unifier la semelle à l'ancrage.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Placement of Concrete
CONT

Redi-Form-Drive removable concrete form anchor is a reusable duplex-headed drive anchor for the temporary attachment of wood to concrete. The system is easy to remove, the maker says, yet still maintains reliable pull out and shear performance. It is a straight-anchor design so there is nothing to disfigure. The product is also reusable.

Key term(s)
  • form anchoring
  • formwork anchor
  • formwork anchoring
  • concrete formwork anchoring
  • form anchorage
  • concrete form anchorage
  • concrete formwork anchorage

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mise en place du béton
OBS

Dans le cas des semelles trapézoïdales, il faut empêcher le coffrage de remonter sous l’effet de la pression qui s’exerce sur les faces inclinées en l’ancrant dans le sol. (figure 1).

OBS

Figure 1. Coffrage d’une semelle de fondation continue. A--ancrage.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-11-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Concrete Construction

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bétonnage

Spanish

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