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French translation: Déformation/déséquerrage


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23:02 Sep 12, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
Science - Meteorology / hurricanes
English term or phrase: racking
Bonjour,

savez-vous comment traduire "racking" dans la phrase suivante ?

"A hurricane can wreck your home: strong winds over the roof can cause uplift while depending on the building, horizontal pressures can cause racking or sliding.
blan
Local time: 12:21
French translation:Déformation/déséquerrage
Explanation:
It means that the structure is shifted to the side and is not longer plumb.
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jmleger
Local time: 05:21
Grading comment
J'ai choisi "déformation", ça semble correspondre. Merci.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2Déformation/déséquerrage
jmleger
3 +1déchirement / déformastion par cisaillement
Arnold007


  

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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Déformation/déséquerrage


Explanation:
It means that the structure is shifted to the side and is not longer plumb.

jmleger
Local time: 05:21
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
J'ai choisi "déformation", ça semble correspondre. Merci.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxmediamatrix: 'déséquerrage' - voilà un bon mot pour mon dico!
58 mins

agree  Jessica Cade
1 hr
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
déchirement / déformastion par cisaillement


Explanation:
Termium / * Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
* Sciage du bois

racking Source, fiche 6, racking
CORRECT

charge de déchirement Source, fiche 6, charge de déchirement
CORRECT, FÉM

DEF – The loading of an assembly so as to induce deformation in shear. Source, fiche 6, Défintion 1 - racking

DEF – Charge appliquée à un assemblage de façon à le déformer par cisaillement. Source, fiche 6, Défintion 1 - charge de déchirement

Arnold007
Local time: 06:21
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Beila Goldberg: la déformation par cisaillement me semble décrire les zig-zags qui apparaissent.
22 hrs
  -> Merci Beila !
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