Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

dés de sol

anglais translation:

ground bearing pads

Added to glossary by Rimas Balsys
Jan 20, 2008 23:51
16 yrs ago
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français term

dés de sol

français vers anglais Technique / Génie Construction / génie civil
This paragraph describes how some heavy equipment is installed: "Le poids de la machine est réparti sur une structure autonome stable appuyée sur les **dés de sol**, en béton, du bâtiment."
I feel embarrassed but I've never come across this expression... I'd be grateful for any thoughts :-)
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Jan 21, 2008 08:13: Tony M changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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PRO (2): Stéphanie Soudais, Tony M

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Proposed translations

1 jour 18 heures
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ground bearing pads

I think that these are roughly cube shaped supports to reinforce the concrete beams supporting the floor and permit the extra loading for the machinery.

"This book explains the flexural analysis of plain raft foundations and related ground-bearing structures such as strip footings and pad foundations. ..."
www.lavoisier.fr/notice/fr064087.html

"bearing pads, which are placed between the building. and the building's foundation. ... ground moves to the left, the fixed-base building (the one ..."
philippe.gambette.free.fr/SCOL/Anti-SeismicDevices.pdf
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to all! I'm not entirely comfortable with any of these, but I think "bearing pads" probably comes closest. It's an inverted U-shaped heavy doorframe which houses an automatic retracting door to let forklift trucks etc get in and out. Thanks again!"
26 minutes

dies of pedestal on the ground

Please check out the link below, but am pretty confident although it is new to me too.
Note from asker:
Thanks Chris - not convinced so far though as "dies of pedestal" gets zero hits on google and other search engines, but then so does "dés de sol" so I'm still mystified :-)
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8 heures

plinth

Looks like a more precise word for the same thing. Or not?
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