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élément porteur du châssis

English translation: installed as a fully-stressed member


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French term or phrase:élément porteur du châssis
English translation:installed as a fully-stressed member
Entered by: Fiona McBrearty
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06:24 Sep 5, 2005
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Tech/Engineering - Mechanics / Mech Engineering / Formula 1 car specifications
Region (target): English (United Kingdom)
French term or phrase: élément porteur du châssis
Voici les principales caractéristiques de la Renault R25.
Châssis
Construction monocoque en fibre de carbone et en nid d'abeille aluminium. Châssis construit par Renault F1 Team et conçu pour assurer une résistance et une rigidité maximales pour un poids minimum. Le moteur est un élément porteur du châssis.
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Chassis: Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, manufactured by the Renault F1 Team and designed for maximum strength and stiffness with minimum weight. Engine installed as a fully-stressed member.
[http://www.pitpass.com/src/teams/renault.php]
[http://www.motorsm.com/motorsport/auto/F1/2005_cars.asp]

It's even on the Renault F1 site : http://www.renaultf1.com/en/car/chassis/index.php?news=tcm:3...

Elsewhere sites suggest that the engine is an "integral part of the chassis".

God knows which was the original language, English (used an awful lot in F1) or French, especially given that while the engine was developed in France, the chassis was developed in the UK. More entente cordiale cooperation à la Concorde, Airbus ...
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4load-bearing component of the chassisDr Sue Levy


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load-bearing component of the chassis


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NZ Warrant of Fitness Guidelines for Private Vehicles - [ Traduire cette page ](zone 1 areas are shaded) The following load bearing structures are the zone 1 ... considers has caused weakening of a load bearing component or structure ...
www.mcs.vuw.ac.nz/~kris/warrant/ - 10k - En cache - Pages similaires


British Touring Car Championship Title Winners Use FEA for Design ... - [ Traduire cette page ]Virtually all of the load-bearing components on both cars were analyzed with ... The damper top mount attaches the damper to the chassis and absorbs all of ...
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Chassis Internal Structures Structure designs are divided into two ... - [ Traduire cette page ]In solar car racing the most popular type of chassis is a space frame. ... space frames are designed to be the load bearing component of the car. ...
www.engin.umich.edu/solarcar/aboutus/eng_how_chassis.html



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Explanation:
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Chassis: Moulded carbon fibre and aluminium honeycomb composite monocoque, manufactured by the Renault F1 Team and designed for maximum strength and stiffness with minimum weight. Engine installed as a fully-stressed member.
[http://www.pitpass.com/src/teams/renault.php]
[http://www.motorsm.com/motorsport/auto/F1/2005_cars.asp]

It's even on the Renault F1 site : http://www.renaultf1.com/en/car/chassis/index.php?news=tcm:3...

Elsewhere sites suggest that the engine is an "integral part of the chassis".

God knows which was the original language, English (used an awful lot in F1) or French, especially given that while the engine was developed in France, the chassis was developed in the UK. More entente cordiale cooperation à la Concorde, Airbus ...

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