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APPAREIL APPUI [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-06-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Civil Engineering
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bridge bearing
1, record 1, English, bridge%20bearing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- bearing 2, record 1, English, bearing
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A device installed between the deck of a bridge and its supports (piers, abutments) designed to allow movement (translation and/or rotation) and to transfer vertical and/or skew forces. 1, record 1, English, - bridge%20bearing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Bearings are structural assemblies installed to secure the safe transfer of all reactions from the superstructure to the substructure. They must fulfil two basic requirements: they must spread the reactions over adequate areas of the substructure, and they must be capable of adapting to elastic, thermal, and other deformations of the superstructure without generating harmful restraining forces. Generally, bearings are classified as fixed or expansion, and as metal or elastomeric. 1, record 1, English, - bridge%20bearing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
bearing: term proposed by the World Road Association. 3, record 1, English, - bridge%20bearing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Génie civil
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- appareil d'appui
1, record 1, French, appareil%20d%27appui
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dispositif placé entre une structure et un appui, qui permet les déplacements de la structure (rotations ou translations) en faisant supporter par l'appui les efforts verticaux ou obliques. 2, record 1, French, - appareil%20d%27appui
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les appareils d'appui sont destinés à centrer les réactions sur les appuis et à permettre les variations de longueur du tablier sous l'action de la température [...] et en outre, pour les ponts en béton armé et en béton précontraint, sous l'action du retrait et du fluage. Ils doivent, en outre, résister aux efforts horizontaux dus au vent et au freinage. Les appareils sont fixes ou mobiles, ils peuvent être métalliques, en caoutchouc ou en béton armé [...] 3, record 1, French, - appareil%20d%27appui
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
appareil d'appui : terme et définition publiés au Journal officiel de la République française le 22 juillet 2007. 4, record 1, French, - appareil%20d%27appui
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
appareil d'appui : terme proposé par l'Association mondiale de la route. 5, record 1, French, - appareil%20d%27appui
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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