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French to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Building | |||||
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4 -1 | top or head of the wall |
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4 -1 | stopped end of a wall |
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top or head of the wall Explanation: This refers to the last layer of stones when building a stone wall. They are firmly cemented to take the "tirant", either a wooden cross-beam or a metal strut (wood is more common on stone buildings. Example sentence(s):
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stopped end of a wall Explanation: Eric BON Dictionnaire du Génie Civil ... Dicobat Note that this is not the top of the wall, but the vertical face of the end of the wall. Also, note that it's not a good idea to translate "apparente" as "apparent". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days 14 hrs (2019-01-23 10:23:12 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- For anyone who doesn't understand how this might fit the context, have a look at Fig. 3 on p170 of https://www.iccrom.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/1990_ston... "La figure 3 visualise la distribution de cette zone endommagée sous une pression uniforme appliquée en tête de mur". That is, of course, only one illustration of the vulnerability to horizontal forces of a stopped end of a wall. We don't know either the construction or the structural role of the Asker's wall. However, as the end of a wall is only supported by the rest of the wall on one side, it is, obviously, more vulnerable to horizontal forces. That is why stopped ends are usually supported in some way, e.g. by a brick or stone pier, by wall ties etc. |
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