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viga mestra

English translation: girder


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GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Portuguese term or phrase:viga mestra
English translation:girder
Entered by: airmailrpl
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21:28 Jan 16, 2012
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / estrutura metálica
Portuguese term or phrase: viga mestra
Em se tratando de estrutura metálica, alguma sugestão de glossário que conste termos como:

- viga mestra
- viga mestra treliçada
- terças
- banzo

Obrigado
mcirino
Local time: 08:01
girder
Explanation:
viga mestra => girder
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airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 08:01
Grading comment
obrigado
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3main beam
Daniel Frisano Paulon
5girder
airmailrpl
4primary beam (or girder)asptech
Summary of reference entries provided
liz askew

  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
girder


Explanation:
viga mestra => girder

airmailrpl
Brazil
Local time: 08:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 273
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obrigado
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
main beam


Explanation:
http://books.google.es/books?id=1CSdAAUJlBgC&pg=PA287&lpg=PA...

Daniel Frisano Paulon
Italy
Local time: 13:01
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in FriulianFriulian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Drysdale: Sounds good . . Main beam or central beam
44 mins

agree  Nick Taylor
10 hrs

agree  manuel seixo
14 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
primary beam (or girder)


Explanation:
Used e.g. for beams/girders that rest directly on the building columns. The hip rafter in a hipped roof is also called "viga mestra"

asptech
Local time: 13:01
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Native speaker of: Native in SwedishSwedish
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13 mins
Reference

Reference information:
http://www.google.co.uk/search?as_q=viga mestra main&as_epq=...

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Note added at 13 mins (2012-01-16 21:42:20 GMT)
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main girder/beam

liz askew
United Kingdom
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
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Jan 20 - Changes made by airmailrpl:
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