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palée de stabilité

English translation: sway frame

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French term or phrase:palée de stabilité
English translation:sway frame
Entered by: islander1974

10:33 Sep 29, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
French term or phrase: palée de stabilité
this term comes in a long list of contreventement, poutres, etc.
scoubidou
sway frame
Explanation:
Subject Field(s)
Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Subject Field(s)
Tunnels, viaducs et ponts



sway frame Source, record 1, sway frame
CORRECT palée de stabilité Source, record 1, palée de stabilité
CORRECT, FEM
DEF – A unit in the system of members of a bridge that provides bracing against side sway; consists of two diagonals, the verticals, the floor beam, and the bottom strut. Source, record 1, Defintion 1 - sway frame


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3sway frame
islander1974


  

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sway frame


Explanation:
Subject Field(s)
Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
Subject Field(s)
Tunnels, viaducs et ponts



sway frame Source, record 1, sway frame
CORRECT palée de stabilité Source, record 1, palée de stabilité
CORRECT, FEM
DEF – A unit in the system of members of a bridge that provides bracing against side sway; consists of two diagonals, the verticals, the floor beam, and the bottom strut. Source, record 1, Defintion 1 - sway frame


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islander1974
Canada
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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