Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
estructura: tipo mono casco (carro bombero)
English translation:
structure: unibody type (fire truck)
Spanish term
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[URGENT] estructura: tipo mono casco (carro bombero)
Estructura: tipo mono casco
Any idea what this means or how to translate it into English?
Thank you so much.
| 4 +4 | structure: unibody type (fire truck) |
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Dec 28, 2018 04:37: philgoddard changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Jan 11, 2019 07:25: Charles Davis Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
structure: unibody type (fire truck)
"Estructura
Tipo mono casco, debe constar de una sola estructura enteriza diseñada para soportar las cargas estáticas y dinámicas del rodaje."
https://www.fonplata.org/oportunidades/convocatorias-a-licit...
"Se denominan monocasco (o «carrocería autoportante») a las carrocerías de los vehículos que incluyen el chasis y el habitáculo de componentes y de pasajeros en una sola pieza con punteras que sirven de soporte al motor."
https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocasco#En_la_ingeniería_aut...
It's derived from the French word monocoque, but the correct word for a vehicle of this type in English is "unibody":
"The term unibody or unit body is short for unitized body, or alternatively unitary construction design. It is
A type of body/frame construction in which the body of the vehicle, its floor plan and chassis form a single structure. [...]
Although this is sometimes also referred to as a monocoque structure, because the car's outer skin and panels are made load-bearing, there are still ribs, bulkheads and box sections to reinforce the body, making the description semi-monocoque more appropriate. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_frame#Unibody
"The term monocoque is frequently misapplied to unibody cars. Commercial car bodies are almost never true monocoques but instead use the unibody system (also referred to as unitary construction, unitary body-chassis or body frame integral construction)"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monocoque
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