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CABLE-SUSPENDED BRIDGE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-10-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- suspension bridge
1, record 1, English, suspension%20bridge
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cable-suspended bridge 2, record 1, English, cable%2Dsuspended%20bridge
correct
- hanging bridge 3, record 1, English, hanging%20bridge
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A road bridge hung from a pair of steel cables, each carried by two towers, one at each bank. The cables are anchored into the rock or to a large mass of masonry behind the towers. The weight of the road is carried by vertical rods (suspenders) which are spaced at uniform intervals between road and cables at each side. 4, record 1, English, - suspension%20bridge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the cable-suspended bridges the deck is supported at relatively short intervals by vertical hangers, which are in turn suspended from a main cable. 2, record 1, English, - suspension%20bridge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare with cable supported bridge and cable-stayed bridge. 5, record 1, English, - suspension%20bridge
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
suspension bridge: Term standardized by ISO. 6, record 1, English, - suspension%20bridge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pont suspendu
1, record 1, French, pont%20suspendu
correct, masculine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
pont dans lequel la structure porteuse de la voie (en général une route) est soutenue par des suspentes, elles-mêmes accrochées à des câbles qui s'appuient, dans leur partie haute, sur des pylônes et sont, dans les ponts modernes, d'une seule longueur couvrant l'ensemble des travées et ancrés à leurs extrémités dans des massifs ou des puits d'ancrage. 2, record 1, French, - pont%20suspendu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 DEF
pont dont le tablier est suspendu par l'intermédiaire de suspentes à des câbles paraboliques. 3, record 1, French, - pont%20suspendu
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme normalisé par l'ISO. 4, record 1, French, - pont%20suspendu
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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