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JAMBE FORCE [4 records]

Record 1 2016-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Suspension Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
OBS

strut rod: term officially approved by the Lexicon Project Committee (New Brunswick).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Suspension (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
OBS

jambe de force : terme uniformisé par le Comité du projet de lexiques (Nouveau-Brunswick).

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Structural Framework
DEF

A knee or bracket formed by a short diagonal brace, such as between a beam and its supporting column; may be straight or curved.

CONT

It is frequently possible to reduce the size of wall columns by introducing knee braces ... in the plane of the wall ... Tall slender columns may be braced about both axes to obtain an efficient design.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpentes
DEF

Pièce de bois [ou autre matériau] inclinée qui soulage une poutre en réduisant sa portée.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Estructuras (Construcción)
DEF

Pieza inclinada que se apoya por su pie en una vertical y está unida por arriba con otra horizontal, sirviendo para enlazar las mismas y, las más de las veces, para transmitir a la primera una parte de la carga de la segunda.

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Record 3 1993-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Supports and Reinforcement (Construction)
  • Rolling Stock (Railroads)
DEF

Reinforcing member for a floor diagonal. It extends from the centre of the diagonal to the floor of the car.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Étayage et consolidation (Construction)
  • Matériel roulant (Chemins de fer)
DEF

Pièce de renfort en bois fixée au milieu d'un étai oblique et au plancher du wagon.

Spanish

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Record 4 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Railroad Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Entretien (Équipement ferroviaire)

Spanish

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