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Bâtiments démontables sur socles

English translation: demountable buildings on footings


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French term or phrase:Bâtiments démontables sur socles
English translation:demountable buildings on footings
Entered by: Ken Fagan
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09:04 Mar 25, 2010
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French term or phrase: Bâtiments démontables sur socles
"Constructions et ouvrages d’infrastructure
Bâtiments en dur
Bâtiments démontables sur socles
Voies de transport et ouvrages d’infrastructure
- Pistes et voies de terre
- Aérodromes
- Puits à eau
- Immeubles de rapport"

= some kind of fold-away buildings?

Thank you.
Ken Fagan
Local time: 23:35
demountable buildings on footings
Explanation:
Sticking close to the original.
In my experience a prefabricated building, such as "prefab" classrooms, are loaded intact onto a trailer for relocation. I presume that as the name implies a demountable building is knocked down for relocation and can therefore be larger.

As for socle I imagine they are referring to some kind of concrete foundation, with or without a crawl space, which may well consist of "footings" (of various kinds).

and a platform and some FOOTINGS suitable for DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS.' ... Glossary. Shared Responsibility Agreement (SRA) (Australia) ...
www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=4355

Each demountable comes with an A-Z installation from GROUNDWORK FOOTINGS through to the .... which is an integral part of installing DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS. ...
statewidedemountable.com.au/services

SOME FOOTINGS suitable for DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS;. - enforce an existing "No school, no telecentre" policy;. - extend that practice to a "No work, ...
https://www.indigenous.gov.au/sra/search/document.aspx?id=16...

And just to prove that they are not all Australian:
The DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS are temporary as the long term aim is to replace ... equipment to achieve the aims of the foundation phase and 21st Century ...
www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=327e94c7-816c......
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xxxBourth
Local time: 23:35
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thank you, Bourth
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2demountable buildings on footingsxxxBourth
3 +1Prefab
chris collister
4Portacabindkforbes
2basement dismantlable buildingsmimi 254
2Removable buildings on blocks
Catharine Cellier-Smart


  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Prefab


Explanation:
Or maybe a Portakabin (trade name notwithstanding). Basically you make a concrete plinth and set down the building (which arrives on a lorry) witha crane. Vide any large building site.
A Huff House is a very superior version, but still essentially prefab.

chris collister
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Local time: 23:35
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart: of course !
0 min
agree  Charles Hawtrey: For an international readership, 'prefabricated building on blocks' would probably be prudent (alliteration notwithstanding).
1 hr
neutral  kashew: Smacks of London after the War!
2 hrs
  -> Well, maybe, but I'm sure Ken can add his own ricated...
disagree  B D Finch: Prefabs are not necessarily demountable, they can be very permanent. The housing association I worked for did some schemes using very permanent prefabricated buildings that once installed were there for the same 60 years' minimum life as trad buildings.
3 hrs
  -> How permanent is permanent? Surely "permanence" refers to the intention, not the potential? Many asbestos prefabs were only supposed to last 10 years at most!
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Removable buildings on blocks


Explanation:
this website is one of several showing removable buildings / bâtiments démontables : http://www.grupvall.com/index_in.htm

but I'm not too sure about the socle/block part; only found one reference (page 200) :
http://www.mem-algeria.org/larevue/the_mag/supplement_ang.pd...

Catharine Cellier-Smart
Local time: 01:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Catharine

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basement dismantlable buildings


Explanation:
an attempt



mimi 254
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
demountable buildings on footings


Explanation:
Sticking close to the original.
In my experience a prefabricated building, such as "prefab" classrooms, are loaded intact onto a trailer for relocation. I presume that as the name implies a demountable building is knocked down for relocation and can therefore be larger.

As for socle I imagine they are referring to some kind of concrete foundation, with or without a crawl space, which may well consist of "footings" (of various kinds).

and a platform and some FOOTINGS suitable for DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS.' ... Glossary. Shared Responsibility Agreement (SRA) (Australia) ...
www.atns.net.au/agreement.asp?EntityID=4355

Each demountable comes with an A-Z installation from GROUNDWORK FOOTINGS through to the .... which is an integral part of installing DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS. ...
statewidedemountable.com.au/services

SOME FOOTINGS suitable for DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS;. - enforce an existing "No school, no telecentre" policy;. - extend that practice to a "No work, ...
https://www.indigenous.gov.au/sra/search/document.aspx?id=16...

And just to prove that they are not all Australian:
The DEMOUNTABLE BUILDINGS are temporary as the long term aim is to replace ... equipment to achieve the aims of the foundation phase and 21st Century ...
www.valeofglamorgan.gov.uk/idoc.ashx?docid=327e94c7-816c......


xxxBourth
Local time: 23:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 1054
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thank you, Bourth

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kashew
2 hrs
agree  B D Finch: Though I think that "socles" are concrete pads rather than footings. http://www.nc-architects.com/portfolio/commercial/priory/com...
3 hrs
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Portacabin


Explanation:
Portakabin with K is a tradmark, but with a C it is a general description.
At school they were called "Demountables". "Portable Buildings" could also be used.

dkforbes
Local time: 23:35
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: thank you

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