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CAISSON AME PLEINE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-05-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Aircraft Airframe
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rib
1, record 1, English, rib
correct, noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A member which maintains the required contour of the covering material of planes or control surfaces, and which may also act as a structural member. 2, record 1, English, - rib
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rib: term standardized by the British Standards Institution and ISO. 3, record 1, English, - rib
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Batt, box, plate web, shear web-type, trailing edge rib. 4, record 1, English, - rib
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Built-up, canted top, inspar, outer rib. 4, record 1, English, - rib
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Cellule d'aéronefs
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nervure
1, record 1, French, nervure
correct, feminine noun, standardized, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément d’aile placé dans le sens du déplacement de l’avion et conférant à l’aile le profil aérodynamique choisi par l’ingénieur. 2, record 1, French, - nervure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
On trouve des nervures dans les ailerons, la gouverne de profondeur, le gouvernail de direction ainsi que dans les stabilisateurs. 3, record 1, French, - nervure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
nervure : terme normalisé par l’ISO. 4, record 1, French, - nervure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
nervure : terme uniformisé par les Comités d’uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et Maintenance. 4, record 1, French, - nervure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Nervure à âme de cisaillement, à âme pleine,(en) caisson. 5, record 1, French, - nervure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 PHR
Nervure auxiliaire, composée, interlongeron, supérieure inclinée. 5, record 1, French, - nervure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Célula de aeronaves
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- costilla
1, record 1, Spanish, costilla
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hollow girder deck
1, record 2, English, hollow%20girder%20deck
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... five Italians submitted a design for a pair of reinforced and pre-stressed slim concrete arches, each of 130 foot spans, hinged at the spring lines. They were set delicately between the original 19th-century abutments at the river bank and central pier, as the programme required these remnants to be integrated in the new bridge design. The double arch supported a hollow girder deck with a central span of 180 feet. 1, record 2, English, - hollow%20girder%20deck
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- tablier de pont à poutres caissons
1, record 2, French, tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"pont à poutres"(en anglais :"girder bridge") : pont supporté par des poutres. Les ponts à poutres comportent de nombreuses variantes : poutres de hauteur constante ou variable, poutres à âme pleine ou poutres triangulées, poutres caissons, etc.(Voir cette fiche en banque) Comme nous sommes en présence d’une poutre "creuse" ici(en anglais "hollow girder"), il faut en déduire qu'il s’agit d’une poutre caisson. Voir les observations qui suivent. 1, record 2, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"tablier (de pont)" est l’équivalent de l’anglais "deck". Voir cette fiche en banque. 1, record 2, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
"pont à poutres caissons" correspond à l’anglais "box-girder bridge". 1, record 2, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 4 OBS
"poutre caisson" : poutre à section transversale fermée et évidée. 2, record 2, French, - tablier%20de%20pont%20%C3%A0%20poutres%20caissons
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1994-11-29
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Types of Concrete
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- solid web box girder
1, record 3, English, solid%20web%20box%20girder
proposal
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The cross section of a bridge can be either a solid web or three-dimensional truss box girder or beams, both for steel and concrete. 1, record 3, English, - solid%20web%20box%20girder
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de béton
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- caisson à âme pleine
1, record 3, French, caisson%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A2me%20pleine
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La coupe transversale d’un pont peut être un caisson à âmes pleines ou triangulées, ou des poutres, que le matériau soit de l’acier ou du béton. 1, record 3, French, - caisson%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A2me%20pleine
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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