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English translation: non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)

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Italian term or phrase:	muro in falso
English translation:	non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)

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17:53 Nov 4, 2009

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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / masonry

Italian term or phrase: muro in falso

muro che poggia su un solaio e non su un sottostante muro

luca firenze

non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)

Explanation:
Credo che l'unico modo di rendere questo tecnicismo sia spiegarlo.
Esiste 'non-vertical wall', ma per evitare qualsiasi sovrapposizione con altri significati meglio precisare.

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fbbest
Italy
Local time: 01:49

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I suppose that the best translation is the sentence included in the brackets
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

non-bearing wall

Peter Cox

non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)

fbbest

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3 hrs confidence:

non-vertical wall (not built down to foundations)

Explanation:
Credo che l'unico modo di rendere questo tecnicismo sia spiegarlo.
Esiste 'non-vertical wall', ma per evitare qualsiasi sovrapposizione con altri significati meglio precisare.

Reference: http://www.rete.toscana.it/sett/pta/sismica/classificazione/...
Reference: http://rvsn.csail.mit.edu/stata/documentation.html

fbbest
Italy
Local time: 01:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 6

Grading comment

I suppose that the best translation is the sentence included in the brackets

Notes to answerer

Asker: non-vertical is suitable also for a leaning wall, so it may induce a mistake

14 hrs confidence:

non-bearing wall

Explanation:
A wall that does not support weight

Peter Cox
Local time: 01:49
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 77

Notes to answerer

Asker: purtroppo spesso i muri in falso portano carichi e sono estremamente a rischio statico

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