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SECONDARY LONGITUDINAL BEAM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tunnels, Overpasses and Bridges
- Structural Framework
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stringer
1, record 1, English, stringer
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- stringer beam 2, record 1, English, stringer%20beam
correct
- secondary longitudinal beam 3, record 1, English, secondary%20longitudinal%20beam
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A long horizontal member which ties together the heads of trestles in wooden trestle bridges or provides support under a rail, parallel to it, in a steel railway bridge. 2, record 1, English, - stringer
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The ordinary framed bridge ... is composed of two vertical trusses, a floor system, upon which the roadway or railroad is directly supported, a certain amount of bracing and the end bearings. The floor system consists of longitudinal beams called stringers which transfer the effects of the moving loads to transverse beams known as floor beams. 4, record 1, English, - stringer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tunnels, viaducs et ponts
- Charpentes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longeron
1, record 1, French, longeron
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- poutre secondaire longitudinale 2, record 1, French, poutre%20secondaire%20longitudinale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poutre longitudinale entrant dans la composition de l'ossature du tablier des ponts [...] 3, record 1, French, - longeron
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Disposé parallèlement aux poutres principales, le longeron relie entre elles les pièces de pont et forme un quadrillage avec ces dernières. Dans les ponts-rails, dont la couverture du tablier est formée d'une simple-tôle, les longerons supportent directement, par interposition d'une longrine en bois, les rails de la voie ferrée. 3, record 1, French, - longeron
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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