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DOWNSTREAM CUTWATER [1 record]

Record 1 2022-05-11

English

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

The sharply pointed downstream face of a bridge pier ...

OBS

downstream cutwater: term proposed by the World Road Association.

Key term(s)
  • down-stream cutwater
  • downstream cut-water
  • down-stream cut-water

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
CONT

[...] les becs sont les éléments protecteurs des piles d'un pont : l'avant-bec protège la pile contre les éléments en amont qui peuvent la heurter[,] l'arrière-bec joue le même rôle en aval (contre les mêmes éléments refluant).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Túneles, viaductos y puentes
DEF

Cara perfilada de una pila, situada del lado aguas abajo, que sirve para reducir los remolinos debidos a la corriente.

OBS

tajamar: parte que se adiciona a las pilas de los puentes, aguas arriba y aguas abajo, en forma curva o angular, de manera que pueda cortar el agua de la corriente y repartirla con igualdad por ambos lados.

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