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ECHAFAUDAGE PIED [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Scaffolding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mason's scaffold
1, record 1, English, mason%27s%20scaffold
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- mason's scaffolding 2, record 1, English, mason%27s%20scaffolding
correct
- independent-pole scaffold 3, record 1, English, independent%2Dpole%20scaffold
correct
- independent-pole scaffolding 4, record 1, English, independent%2Dpole%20scaffolding
correct
- independent scaffold 2, record 1, English, independent%20scaffold
correct
- independent scaffolding 2, record 1, English, independent%20scaffolding
correct
- double-pole scaffold 3, record 1, English, double%2Dpole%20scaffold
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scaffold which stands free of the wall, is supported on two rows of standards, and built of baulks or steel sections, well braced. Mason's scaffolds cannot (like bricklayer's scaffolds) be partly supported on the wall because the putlog holes would disfigure the stonework. 1, record 1, English, - mason%27s%20scaffold
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When it is not possible to build in the ends of putlogs, ... independent or mason's scaffolding is used. This incorporates another line of standards and ledgers which is erected near the wall. ... Both putlog and independent scaffolds ... must have a guard rail on each working platform. 2, record 1, English, - mason%27s%20scaffold
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Échafaudage
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- échafaudage de pied à deux rangées d’échasses
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9chafaudage%20de%20pied%20%C3%A0%20deux%20rang%C3%A9es%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
un échafaudage de pied est composé d'échasses ou montants, pièces verticales, réunis par des longrines sur lesquelles prennent appui les boulins supportant le plancher protégé par un garde-corps et une plinthe. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chafaudage%20de%20pied%20%C3%A0%20deux%20rang%C3%A9es%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
un échafaudage de pied ou échafaudage vertical peut comporter une seule rangée d'échasses ou écoperches (on parle alors en anglais de "putlog or bricklayer's scaffold") ou en comporter deux rangées, la deuxième placée à proximité du mur (et on parle alors, en anglais, de "independent or mason's scaffold"). 3, record 1, French, - %C3%A9chafaudage%20de%20pied%20%C3%A0%20deux%20rang%C3%A9es%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-10-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Scaffolding
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bricklayer's scaffold
1, record 2, English, bricklayer%27s%20scaffold
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- bricklayer scaffold 2, record 2, English, bricklayer%20scaffold
correct
- bricklayer's square scaffold 3, record 2, English, bricklayer%27s%20square%20scaffold
correct
- putlog scaffold 2, record 2, English, putlog%20scaffold
correct
- single-pole scaffold 4, record 2, English, single%2Dpole%20scaffold
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A scaffold supported by putlogs, of which one end is left in holes in the brickwork, the other end being carried on ledgers held by the standards. 1, record 2, English, - bricklayer%27s%20scaffold
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A putlog or bricklayer scaffold consists of a single line of perpendicular standards, which transmit the loads to the ground, spaced 6-8 ft apart and about 4 ft 4 in. from the face of the work. They are connected horizontally by ledgers which support one end of the putlogs, on which the boarded platform is formed. The other ends of the putlogs are built into and supported by the wall being built. 2, record 2, English, - bricklayer%27s%20scaffold
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Échafaudage
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- échafaudage à une rangée d’échasses
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9chafaudage%20%C3%A0%20une%20rang%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- échafaudage de pied à une rangée d’échasses 2, record 2, French, %C3%A9chafaudage%20de%20pied%20%C3%A0%20une%20rang%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
par opposition à "échafaudage de pied à deux rangées d'échasses" (cf. FOARC, 1984, p. 298). 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chafaudage%20%C3%A0%20une%20rang%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
un échafaudage de pied est composé d'échasses ou montants (...) réunis par des longrines sur lesquelles prennent appui les boulins supportant le plancher protégé par un garde-corps et une plinthe. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chafaudage%20%C3%A0%20une%20rang%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
un échafaudage de pied ou échafaudage vertical (cf. NOPIE, 1968, p. 142) peut comporter une seule rangée d'échasses ou écoperches (on parle alors en anglais de "putlog or bricklayer's scaffold") ou en comporter deux rangées, la deuxième placée à proximité du mur (et on parle alors, en anglais, de "independent or mason's scaffold"). 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9chafaudage%20%C3%A0%20une%20rang%C3%A9e%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9chasses
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1993-02-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Scaffolding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- built-up scaffold 1, record 3, English, built%2Dup%20scaffold
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Échafaudage
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- échafaudage de pied
1, record 3, French, %C3%A9chafaudage%20de%20pied
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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