Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

beam

Portuguese translation:

viga

Added to glossary by Carlos Angelo
Feb 27, 2006 23:33
18 yrs ago
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English term

beam

Non-PRO English to Portuguese Tech/Engineering Engineering (general)
bending moment: At any transverse section of a beam, the algebraic sum of the moments of all the forces to either side of the section.

bending moment diagram: Diagram representing the variation of bending moment along a beam.

bending strength: The ability of a beam, or other structural member, to resist a bending moment.
Proposed translations (Portuguese)
4 +6 viga
Change log

Feb 28, 2006 00:26: rhandler changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Marco Schaumloeffel, António Ribeiro, rhandler

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Proposed translations

+6
6 mins
Selected

viga

* Do Dicionário Português Verbo de Inglês Técnico e Científico:
beam - longarina; trave; viga transversal.

* Do Priberam:
viga - madeiro grosso preparado para construções; trave.
Peer comment(s):

agree Vidomar (X)
13 mins
agree António Ribeiro
18 mins
agree Eugenia Lourenco
28 mins
agree Fernando Domeniconi
38 mins
agree rhandler
46 mins
agree Roberto Cavalcanti
49 mins
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