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Record 1 2011-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hoisting and Lifting
DEF

Rotation movement of the load in a horizontal direction about the axis of rotation.

CONT

The hoisting ropes are arranged to limit the swing of the load when the crane is traversing or travelling.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Levage
DEF

Mouvement rotatif de la charge autour de son centre d'équilibre.

CONT

Ils peuvent supporter des charges variant de 1,6 à 10 tonnes et sont des accessoires idéals pour résoudre tous les problèmes de giration des charges.

OBS

«Balancement» et «oscillation» qui expriment la notion d'aller-retour de la charge se traduisent également par «swing» - «oscillation».

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-05-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Gantry and Travelling Cranes
DEF

Angular motion of the revolving part in the horizontal plane of a bridge, portal or cantilever crane

OBS

Slewing: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Ponts roulants et portiques (Levage)
DEF

Mouvement angulaire, dans un plan horizontal, de la partie tournante d'une grue, d'un pont, d'un portique ou d'une potence.

OBS

Orientation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Grúas (Levantamiento de cargas)
  • Grúas rodante y de pórtico
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