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BACKWARD EXTENSION CANTILEVER [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Cranes (Hoisting and Lifting)
  • Cranes (Construction Sites)
CONT

A cantilever crane ... consists of a horizontal member which is either fixed to or can rotate in a horizontal plane about a vertical member. The hoisting equipment is housed in a trolley that moves on tracks on the horizontal member. The hoisting and traversing mechanism is usually mounted on a backward extension of the cantilever.

OBS

In English, there is apparently no set equivalent for the French term "contre-flèche".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Grues (Levage)
  • Grues (Chantiers)
CONT

Grue-marteau: Grue sur pylône avec une flèche horizontale, sur laquelle se déplace le chariot porte-charge, et une contre-flèche plus courte supportant un contrepoids, qui équilibre la flèche et une partie de la charge.

CONT

La contre-flèche [...], appelée aussi flèche à contrepoids, est construite d'une manière analogue à la flèche. Un des éléments comporte l'attache de tirant simple ou double.

Spanish

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