Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
cale de réservation
English translation:
boxout
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Claire Cox
Dec 6, 2004 23:46
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French term
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cale de réservation
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Energy / Power Generation
Power plants
From a text on sealing fire-resistant penetrations in power stations, this term appears in a list of destructive tests "facilité d'enlèvement de cales de réservation". Cales are often spacers in this context, but I've not come across this specific type. Any ideas gratefully received!
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| 4 +2 | boxouts |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | fire door |
bigedsenior
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boxouts
These "cales" might be specially designed modules to form specific shapes in the concrete floors and walls, or they might be planks of wood nailed together (hence "box") or blocks of polystyrene, anything to prevent concrete occupying a space where it is not ultimately wanted, i.e. your penetrations.
Réserves (de construction) Boxouts, blockouts, pocket (sash counterpoise), voids (cf "voidformers", CW,20/2/92,p20,p23); also "cutouts" [Scott]
Réserves (de construction) Boxouts, blockouts, pocket (sash counterpoise), voids (cf "voidformers", CW,20/2/92,p20,p23); also "cutouts" [Scott]
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French term (edited):
cale de r�servation
fire door
Fire doors are common in industrial installations. This sounds like they might be vertical-moving slabs, possibly embedded in the walls.
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