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German translation: Schnurgerüst


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English term or phrase:batter board
German translation:Schnurgerüst
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20:54 Dec 17, 2008
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Additional field(s): Architecture
English term or phrase: batter board
Definition from Contractor Glossary of Terms:
A temporary framework used to assist in locating the corners when laying a foundation; also used to maintain proper elevations of structures, excavations and trenches in any kind of below ground construction.

Example sentence(s):
  • Typically, ice skating rinks include a waterproof liner and a batter-board around the perimeter of the liner. To construct the rink, the batter-board is assembled on a flat, smooth surface. The liner is laid on the surface and draped over the batter-board Sumobrain
  • Batter boards are the starting block for your home or building so that all of your walls will be square. If your batter boards are not square or level, it will throw your whole foundation off. The BBQ report
  • Excavating for a foundation will disturb the stakes, so batter boards are set up outside the boundary established by the stakes to preserve definite and accurate building lines. mydiscounttools.com
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 Enrique
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Schnurgerüst
Definition:
Das Schnurgerüst dient im Bauwesen zur Absteckung und Positionierung der Außenkanten eines zu errichtenden Gebäudes und dessen Baugrube.
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Schnurgerüst


Definition from Wikipedia:
Das Schnurgerüst dient im Bauwesen zur Absteckung und Positionierung der Außenkanten eines zu errichtenden Gebäudes und dessen Baugrube.

Example sentence(s):
  • Das stabile Schnurgerüst ist schnell aufgestellt und garantiert die Maßgenauigkeit über die ganze Bauzeit hinweg. - Bautechnik Maier GmbH  
  • Ist die Baugrube ausgehoben, stellt der Bauunternehmer ein Schnurgerüst auf. Basierend auf der Werkplanung wird das Achssystem bzw. die Rohbaumaße (Detailgeometrie) des Baukörpers berechnet und unter Einhaltung der geplanten und genehmigten Lage auf das Schnurgerüst übertragen. - Vermessungsbüro Dold  
  • Die Erfindung betrifft ein Schnurgerüst zum Herstellen von Mauerwerk, insbesondere Sicht- und Verblendmauerwerk oder andere Aussenfassaden. Schnurgerüste bekannter Art werden nach dem Ausheben der Baugrube zum Einfluchten der Gebäudeumrisse aufgestellt. Für Fassaden, insbesondere Sicht- oder Verblendmauerwerk, sind Schnurgerüste dieser Art nicht geeignet. Andere Methoden sind nicht bekannt. - PatentDe  
Katrin Lueke
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