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poutres rayonnantes crémaillères

English translation: radial stepped beams

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French term or phrase:poutres rayonnantes crémaillères
English translation:radial stepped beams
Entered by: Yolanda Broad

17:38 Feb 2, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / construction
French term or phrase: poutres rayonnantes crémaillères
Full sentence: "L’hémicycle de l’Assemblée en forme de cône renversé est constitué de poutres rayonnantes crémaillères en béton armé"
As far as I can find out, the term "crémaillère" usually refers to beams supporting staircases, but in this case? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Anne Micallef
Local time: 22:04
radial stepped beams (?)
Explanation:
Hard to know what this is exactly without MORE CONTEXT and/or a drawing.
I imagine the "cremaillère" bit refers to the beams having steps or notches on them, as the beams supporting stairs; presumably as bearings for ring beams completing the cone structure.

I take the "rayonnant" to mean "radiating outwards" (radial) rather than "radiating heat" (not impossible as an HVAC option).
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Bourth (X)
Local time: 22:04
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Thanks for your help. Re your comment about a drawing - wouldn't it be nice if texts to be translated always came with a diagram? Unfortunately this is rarely the case so we just have to guess at the meaning.
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4rack mounted radiating beams
cjohnstone
4radial stepped beams (?)
Bourth (X)


  

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rack mounted radiating beams


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radial stepped beams (?)


Explanation:
Hard to know what this is exactly without MORE CONTEXT and/or a drawing.
I imagine the "cremaillère" bit refers to the beams having steps or notches on them, as the beams supporting stairs; presumably as bearings for ring beams completing the cone structure.

I take the "rayonnant" to mean "radiating outwards" (radial) rather than "radiating heat" (not impossible as an HVAC option).

Bourth (X)
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Thanks for your help. Re your comment about a drawing - wouldn't it be nice if texts to be translated always came with a diagram? Unfortunately this is rarely the case so we just have to guess at the meaning.
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