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ARC ENCASTRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-10-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Civil Architecture
DEF

Arch whose skewback is fixed in position and inclination.

CONT

All steel arches are either hingeless, 2-hinged, or 3-hinged arches. In the hingeless (or fixed) arch, the ends of the arch rest directly on the abutments, providing the most rigid kind of arch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Architecture civile
CONT

Il existe des arcs encastrés et des arcs articulés (à deux ou trois articulations). Les ponts voûtés en maçonnerie sont des arcs encastrés.

CONT

Les ponts avec arcs encastrés ne peuvent être réalisés que si la sol est très résistant car ils exercent des poussées considérables sur leurs culées (...)

Spanish

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