batter board

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13:55 Jul 14, 2009
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Additional field(s): Architecture
English term or phrase: batter board
Definition from Contractor Glossary of Terms:
A temporary framework used to assist in locating the corners when laying a foundation; also used to maintain proper elevations of structures, excavations and trenches in any kind of below ground construction.

Example sentence(s):
  • Typically, ice skating rinks include a waterproof liner and a batter-board around the perimeter of the liner. To construct the rink, the batter-board is assembled on a flat, smooth surface. The liner is laid on the surface and draped over the batter-board Sumobrain
  • Batter boards are the starting block for your home or building so that all of your walls will be square. If your batter boards are not square or level, it will throw your whole foundation off. The BBQ report
  • Excavating for a foundation will disturb the stakes, so batter boards are set up outside the boundary established by the stakes to preserve definite and accurate building lines. mydiscounttools.com
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4σανίδες χάραξης
Vangelis Tatsis


  

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σανίδες χάραξης


Definition from Αγγλ-ελλην Λεξικό Μηχ�:
Οριζόντιες σανίδες καρφωμένες σε γωνιακούς στύλους που τοποθετούνται μόλις έξω από τις γωνίες ενός προτεταμένου κτιρίου και διευκολύνουν τον ακριβή σχεδιασμό των γραμμών των θεμελίων και της εκσκαφής.

Example sentence(s):
  • Χάραξη Θεμελίων - Κατασκευή Ξυλοτύπων... - SmartBuilding  
  • Χάραξη ευθειών με ράμμα και πήχυ – χάραξη γωνιών - Οργανισμός Επαγγ. Εκπ�  
  • Υλοποίηση επί του εδάφους κτιρίων-κατασκευών (χάραξη θεμελίωσης). - Blog psifogeorgou  

Explanation:
Επίσης θα μπορούσε να χαρακτηριστεί και ως "πήχεις χάραξης".

Χαρακτηριστική φωτογραφία:
Batter board = Auxiliary construction for definition of the corner points of the building by the surveyor

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Vangelis Tatsis
Greece
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Native speaker of: Greek
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