French: houbon amont de poteauEnglish translation: stay (cable or wire in tension to support a post, mast or bracket 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | French term or phrase: | hauban | | English translation: | stay (cable or wire in tension to support a post, mast or bracket | | Entered by: | Adam Thomson |
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Tech/Engineering - Forestry / Wood / Timber / rock fall protection systems | | French term or phrase: houbon amont de poteau | This term is the "label" for an item on a diagram of the restraining cabling (with cable brake unit) for a rock-fall barrier. The problem is that the diagram is an extremely poor reproduction (been through a copier many times) and so one cannot confidently even identify the numbers on the chart. Furthermore, even the word "houbon" is not visually clear so that I'm not sure whether it is "u", for instance.
Does anybody have an insight? I'd be grateful for any help, as soon as possible since I am now against my deadline. |
| | Clarification request(s) and responseAdam Thomson (asker): 3:54pm Jan 31, 2004: The diagram seems to show a cable exteding up the hill. Maybe it's the connector to the "upstream" or "uphill" support post..
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| | Maybe? | Explanation:
Hauban
stay
Définition :
Rod, wire or anchor-stay used in tension with a tensioning device and intended to maintain the mechanical strength of a post or bracket.
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 LDupont
Canada
| Note from asker to answererYes, of course. This is a WDITOT ("Why didn't I think of that?") question. Many thanks for your help, Louise and Bourth.
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| Summary of answers provided | | 4 +1 | Maybe? | |
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Explanation:
Hauban
stay
Définition :
Rod, wire or anchor-stay used in tension with a tensioning device and intended to maintain the mechanical strength of a post or bracket.
Reference: http://www.olf.gouv.qc.ca/ressources/gdt_bdl2.html
| LDupont
Canada
Native speaker of:  French
PRO pts in category: 4
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| Note from asker to answerer| Yes, of course. This is a WDITOT ("Why didn't I think of that?") question. Many thanks for your help, Louise and Bourth. |
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