Jun 20, 2010 19:15
13 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
virole d'ancrage
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
wind turbines
Two examples from the text:
composants suivants des Eoliennes : moyeu, nacelle, pâles et tour (à partir du sommet de la virole d’ancrage).
la livraison des viroles d’ancrages sur le Site devra commencer (-) semaines à partir de la date de signature du présent Contrat et être effectuée au rythme de (-) viroles par semaine ;
It's a contract for the provision of wind turbines.
Many thanks
composants suivants des Eoliennes : moyeu, nacelle, pâles et tour (à partir du sommet de la virole d’ancrage).
la livraison des viroles d’ancrages sur le Site devra commencer (-) semaines à partir de la date de signature du présent Contrat et être effectuée au rythme de (-) viroles par semaine ;
It's a contract for the provision of wind turbines.
Many thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | splitting the difference |
Bourth (X)
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| 5 +1 | foundations |
Rosa Paredes
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| 4 +2 | anchor ring |
chris collister
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Proposed translations
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splitting the difference
Foundation ring. Or embedment ring (though I suspect this is an animal of a different colour).
Fig. 3. Steel FOUNDATION RING structure connection between turbine tower and pile foundation. [ ... ]
The turbine structure experiences an active lateral load from the wind pressure, with small vibrations that are dampened by the structural foundation mass. The lateral load is transferred to the subsurface set of piles as moment with a resulting uplift force. The lateral loads were such that the piles could not develop sufficient skin friction resistive forces to counteract the uplift forces with transferred through the structural FOUNDATION RING.
http://www.almita.com/_pdf/Ren-13_Foundation_Design_of_Wind_...
A three-dimensional elastic analysis of a typical wind turbine foundation slab considering the complex load transfer through a STEEL RING reveals that the ...
www.essays.se/essay/a64a2572a1/
The large white circle is the wind turbine FOUNDATION RING which will be installed later this month. Wind turbine being cleaned and made ready for move ...
www.hydrogen-yorkshire.co.uk/gallery.html
As I suggested above, a lot may depend on the type of turbine and foundation:
There are several types of wind turbine foundations. They include, but are not limited to:
• Concrete spread footing
• Pile footing with concrete pile cap
• Deep concrete/steel mono-pile
• Deep steel freeze-pile
[ ... ]
A means for effectively distributing the bolt loads at the bottom of the foundation. In concrete foundation designs, this is typically accomplished by the use of a thick steel “EMBEDMENT RING” which is cast into the concrete near the bottom of the foundation. The bolt pattern in the embedment ring must have tolerances sufficiently tight to ensure proper alignment of the anchor bolts. The foundation engineer may design the EMBEDMENT RING or use Northern Power’s embedment ring3 which is available as an option. In either case, the foundation engineer must approve the ring sizing as adequate
http://www.northernpower.com/pdf/Northwind100ApplicationRequ...
Not all these "rings" are viroles exactly: some are precisely a (flat) ring with bolt holes that is embedded in concrete; others may be more "three-dimensional", being a section of tube that mates with the tower proper.
The foundation used a total of 660 cubic yards of concrete.
The FOUNDATION RING weighs 14 tons.
The steel tower is 252 feet tall and weighs 136 tons.
The turbine nacelle weighs 57 tons
http://www.equipmentimages.net/pg_imysticlakewt.htm
Fig. 3. Steel FOUNDATION RING structure connection between turbine tower and pile foundation. [ ... ]
The turbine structure experiences an active lateral load from the wind pressure, with small vibrations that are dampened by the structural foundation mass. The lateral load is transferred to the subsurface set of piles as moment with a resulting uplift force. The lateral loads were such that the piles could not develop sufficient skin friction resistive forces to counteract the uplift forces with transferred through the structural FOUNDATION RING.
http://www.almita.com/_pdf/Ren-13_Foundation_Design_of_Wind_...
A three-dimensional elastic analysis of a typical wind turbine foundation slab considering the complex load transfer through a STEEL RING reveals that the ...
www.essays.se/essay/a64a2572a1/
The large white circle is the wind turbine FOUNDATION RING which will be installed later this month. Wind turbine being cleaned and made ready for move ...
www.hydrogen-yorkshire.co.uk/gallery.html
As I suggested above, a lot may depend on the type of turbine and foundation:
There are several types of wind turbine foundations. They include, but are not limited to:
• Concrete spread footing
• Pile footing with concrete pile cap
• Deep concrete/steel mono-pile
• Deep steel freeze-pile
[ ... ]
A means for effectively distributing the bolt loads at the bottom of the foundation. In concrete foundation designs, this is typically accomplished by the use of a thick steel “EMBEDMENT RING” which is cast into the concrete near the bottom of the foundation. The bolt pattern in the embedment ring must have tolerances sufficiently tight to ensure proper alignment of the anchor bolts. The foundation engineer may design the EMBEDMENT RING or use Northern Power’s embedment ring3 which is available as an option. In either case, the foundation engineer must approve the ring sizing as adequate
http://www.northernpower.com/pdf/Northwind100ApplicationRequ...
Not all these "rings" are viroles exactly: some are precisely a (flat) ring with bolt holes that is embedded in concrete; others may be more "three-dimensional", being a section of tube that mates with the tower proper.
The foundation used a total of 660 cubic yards of concrete.
The FOUNDATION RING weighs 14 tons.
The steel tower is 252 feet tall and weighs 136 tons.
The turbine nacelle weighs 57 tons
http://www.equipmentimages.net/pg_imysticlakewt.htm
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone who answered, but having checked with the client (after the deadline unfortunately), "foundation ring" is what they wanted. Thank you for your detailed explanations."
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Rosa Paredes
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foundations
If you google 'wind turbine fooundations' and/or 'virole d'ancrage' you'll find countless sites using these terms.
http://www.barr.com/PDFs/Factsheets/wind_turbine_foundations...
la virole d'ancrage (pièce mécano/soudée monobloc), constituée d'une bride inférieure, d'une tôle épaisse roulée/soudée et d'une bride supérieure ou bride ...
eolienne.f4jr.org/projet_eolien/installation - Cached - Similar
http://www.barr.com/PDFs/Factsheets/wind_turbine_foundations...
la virole d'ancrage (pièce mécano/soudée monobloc), constituée d'une bride inférieure, d'une tôle épaisse roulée/soudée et d'une bride supérieure ou bride ...
eolienne.f4jr.org/projet_eolien/installation - Cached - Similar
Peer comment(s):
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Bashiqa
: foundations would usually imply the concrete mass, and not just a ring.
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I don't think that 'just the ring' is what is meant here
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Bourth (X)
: I tend to think this is indeed the term, covering a sort of "base plate" (tied down to the earth foundation) surmounted by a steel ring with a flange for bolting the tower to. Of course much might depend on the type of wind turbine, on land, at sea, etc.
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chris collister
: "La livraison des viroles d'ancrage" does rather imply that these are separate items, rather than the whole poured concrete ring. Bashiqa's ref. above shows clearly what the "virole" is.
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chris collister
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anchor ring
This is an annular anchoring plate fitted with a multiplicity of heavy-duty steel bolts holding the tower to the concrete foundation. For a decent sized wind turbine (>1MW) these are very large. See for example: http://www.garradhassan.com/downloads/reports/Wind_Turbine_F...
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Note added at 36 mins (2010-06-20 19:52:25 GMT)
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See: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090044482
"In the fabrication of foundations for wind turbines, elongated high strength steel bolts, generally fashioned from 11/4'' (#10) rebar material or 13/8'' (#11) rebar material are set within the foundation excavation and concrete is poured into the excavation such that the bolts extend vertically up through the concrete from a peripheral anchor plate or ring near the bottom of the cylinder to a peripheral connecting plate or flange at the base of the wind turbine tower."
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Note added at 36 mins (2010-06-20 19:52:25 GMT)
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See: http://www.faqs.org/patents/app/20090044482
"In the fabrication of foundations for wind turbines, elongated high strength steel bolts, generally fashioned from 11/4'' (#10) rebar material or 13/8'' (#11) rebar material are set within the foundation excavation and concrete is poured into the excavation such that the bolts extend vertically up through the concrete from a peripheral anchor plate or ring near the bottom of the cylinder to a peripheral connecting plate or flange at the base of the wind turbine tower."
Peer comment(s):
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Rosa Paredes
: Yes, also a good option, but it is the 'foundation'.
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The anchor ring is the interface between the foundation and the tower.
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Bashiqa
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Discussion
Have a look at this site, quite amazing pictures
http://www.drouglazet.fr/terrassement.html