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CLOISON OSSATURE [4 records]

Record 1 2011-05-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Construction Tools
  • Supports and Reinforcement (Construction)
DEF

A locator of an upright post or support, esp. one of a series of vertical structural members which act as the supporting elements in a wall or partition.

OBS

"studs": Usually made of 2 X 4s, and used vertically in a building's framework for the various walls and partitions to which laths, wallboard, and sheathing are attached.

OBS

There are several methods for locating studs. ... 1. Tap the wall lightly at points above the nails in the baseboard. A hollow sound means there is no stud. ... 2. Baseboard removal .... 3. Measuring from the corner....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outils (Construction)
  • Étayage et consolidation (Construction)
OBS

"poteau d’ossature murale", "poteau"(en anglais :"stud") : En charpente de bois, une des nombreuses pièces verticales [...] utilisée comme élément vertical d’appui dans les murs et les cloisons porteurs. On dit montant dans un mur ou une cloison non porteur.

OBS

On peut localiser les montants de plusieurs façons. [...] Frappez le mur à divers endroits au-dessus des clous de la plinthe. [...] 2. Enlevez la plinthe [...] 3. Mesurez à partir du coin.

OBS

"localiser quelque chose", quelqu’un" : repérer précisément leur emplacement.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Metal Construction Techniques
  • Walls and Partitions

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques de la construction métallique
  • Murs et cloisons
OBS

Cloisons [...] à parements rapportés sur ossature (métal ou bois).

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-10-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Walls and Partitions
DEF

Partition consisting of a continuously supported plane frame and facings or infillings.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Murs et cloisons
DEF

Cloison consistant en un cadre appuyé d’une façon continue et en parements ou en remplissage.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l’ISO.

Spanish

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Record 4 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
OBS

Système de charpente pour faire une cloison, un mur. Employé à tort en français pour désigner l'élément constituant le colombage, ou solive verticale, ou mieux, le poteau d’ossature de bois. Le colombage est un système de charpente en bois et non un élément de l'ossature

Spanish

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