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PIQUET AXE [2 records]

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Record 1 1999-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Surveying
CONT

Centerline or alignment stakes (hub stakes) are placed on the centerline of a road or airfield to indicate its alignment, location, and direction. They are the first stakes placed and are located accurately because they are used as reference points in locating the remaining stakes. Centerline stakes are usually placed at 30 M intervals. On rough ground or on sharp horizontal and vertical curves, the stakes are placed closer together, i.e. 20 M.

Key term(s)
  • hub stake

French

Domaine(s)
  • Arpentage
CONT

On peut également, dans tous ces piquets et repères, faire usage de peintures de couleurs différentes, selon un code conventionnel à définir, pour distinguer les piquets d'axe, de bords de talus, de déblai ou de remblai, etc ...

CONT

Dans le cas général, pour pouvoir rétablir à tout moment des piquets au fur et à mesure de l'avancement des travaux, on doit avoir recours à des piquets auxiliaires M et N reportés en dehors de la zone des travaux (figure 7). [...] figure 7 : piquet d'axe [...] piquet en report [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
OBS

(in a curve).

OBS

Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
OBS

(repère le bon tracé d'une voie en courbe le long de son axe).

OBS

Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail.

Spanish

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