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CLEAR SPAN [2 records]

Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
DEF

The horizontal distance between two supports of a beam that is less than the effective span.

CONT

The confidence and the unbounded enterprise of the Renaissance is reflected in Leonardo da Vinci's offer in 1502 to build a masonry arch bridge with a clear span of 787 feet ... over the Golden Horn at Istanbul.

OBS

Term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
DEF

espace libre entre les piles; [...]

DEF

distance libre entre les parements de deux appuis successifs.

OBS

L'ouverture est distincte de la portée.

OBS

ouverture : Terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-03-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rough Carpentry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Charpenterie

Spanish

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