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Record 1,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

A long, relatively slender structural foundation element(plate, post, plank, beam, board, etc.), usually made of timber, steel or reinforced or prestressed concrete, that is driven or jetted into the ground or cast in place and that is used to support vertical or lateral loads, to form a wall to exclude water or soft material or to resist their pressure, to compact the surrounding ground, or rarely to restrain the structure from uplift forces.  2, record 1, English, - pile

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

pile: term standardized by ISO.  3, record 1, English, - pile

Record 1,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF

Élément relativement élancé, introduit dans le sol par un moyen mécanique, dans le but de renforcer le sol, de le drainer, ou d'assurer le report des efforts verticaux ou horizontaux d'un ouvrage.  2, record 1, French, - pieu

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT

[...] ce sont des pièces longues et de faible section qui servent de liaison entre le bon sol et la fondation en traversant les couches de terrain jugées mauvaises [...] Les pieux peuvent être en bois, en béton armé ou en acier. Les plus couramment utilisés sont ceux en béton armé [...]  3, record 1, French, - pieu

Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS

pieu : terme normalisé par l'ISO.  4, record 1, French, - pieu

Record 1,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 2,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

Two methods are used in fabricating prestressed beams. In one method, the concrete is bonded to the stretched steel before the prestress is applied. This is called pretensioning.... In pretensioning the steel is laid through the beam forms and stretched between external abutments. Next, concrete is placed in the forms and allowed to set. When it has gained sufficient strength, the external pull on the tendons is relieved, transferring the prestress to the concrete through bond.  4, record 2, English, - pretensioning

Record 2,  Textual support,  French

Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT

précontrainte à prétension ou à fils adhérents : les fils d'acier sont d'abord tendus, puis le béton est coulé. Lorsque le béton est convenablement durci et a atteint des résistances suffisantes, on relâche les fils en les coupant, ce qui met le béton en précontrainte. Ce procédé est surtout utilisé pour de petits éléments, souvent préfabriqués : poutrelles, dalles, poteaux, planchers, traverses de chemin de fer, etc.; [...]  2, record 2, French, - pr%C3%A9contrainte%20par%20pr%C3%A9tension

Record 2,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 3,  Textual support,  French

Record 3,  Textual support,  Spanish

Record 4,  Textual support,  English

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT

In Germany, where post-World War II reconstruction provided engineers with a unique opportunity to display skill and originality in the field of bridge design, it has been found that for general road bridges of under 200 m. span the steel box girder is usually most economical.  1, record 4, English, - steel%20box%20girder

Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS

Box girder or box beam : A hollow, square or rectangular girder made of steel or light alloy, or reinforced or prestressed concrete, or timber. Steel box girders caused alarm in the early 1970s because two bridges which were being built then collapsed....  3, record 4, English, - steel%20box%20girder

Record 4,  Textual support,  French

Record 4,  Textual support,  Spanish