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catena cinematica

21:54 Nov 3, 2009

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Italian term or phrase: catena cinematica

le solette delle singole campate saranno rese continue in modo da realizzare la cosiddetta “catena cinematica"

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4	cinematic chain	asptech
4	force diagram	mediamatrix

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	Jacopo_S

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8 mins confidence:

“catena cinematica" force diagram

Explanation:
Also commonly: 'diagram of forces'

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mediamatrix
Chile
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15 hrs confidence:

cinematic chain

Explanation:
A cinematic chain is formed when the floor is loaded to its yield moment both at the supports and in the middle of the floor span. Then the floor cannot support any more load (the ultimate state).

asptech
Sweden
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Swedish
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Reference comments

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Reference

Reference information:
A "catena cinematica" is when, in a beam-and-slab viaduct, you have a continuous top slab over the piers, in order to avoid expansion joints on each pier and to concentrate longitudinal deck deformations in one single point, generally in the mid-span area or at one of the abutments.

I don't think there is a specific word for this in english: on one website it is translated as "BRIDGE DECK LINK SYSTEM", on another one as "Kinematic Chain System".

The manual of bridge engineering (Chapter 5.7.4 and figure 5.34) explains this:
http://books.google.com/books?id=8PGk81gtCywC&lpg=PP1&dq=man...

You could just translate it as "the top slab will be made continuous over the piers".

Reference: http://www.fip-group.it/fip_ind_eng/prodotti/frame_catena.ht...
Reference: http://www.agom.it/index.aspx?m=53&did=2180

Jacopo_S
Italy
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Italian

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