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Par hilera

English translation: Coupled roof/couple roof

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Spanish term or phrase:Par hilera / parhilera
English translation:Coupled roof/couple roof
Entered by: Rachel Fell

22:42 Sep 13, 2007
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / Roofing Old Buildings
Spanish term or phrase: Par hilera
Can anyone please help me with this specialist term in English? Context....

Las cubiertas originales (de par hilera) habían desaparecido en su totalidad y solo la existencia de pequeños indicios en los restos de los paramentos nos ofrecían datos para su reconstrucción.
Eileen Brophy
Spain
Local time: 10:39
Coupled roof
Explanation:
think it may be this, though not quite my field -


English Heritage Online thesaurus ()
COUPLED ROOF. SN, A roof in which pairs of rafters are fixed to the ridge piece and the wall plates without any collars or tiebeams. ...
thesaurus.english-heritage.org.uk/thesaurus_term.asp?thes_no=546&term_no=1376

· Cubierta de par-hilera.
En este tipo de estructura se produce el
desvío de las cargas verticales sobre cubierta
orientadas como inclinadas en la dirección de
los pares, que son compensadas con otras
horizontales absorbidas por los tirantes, de
modo que a los muros de apoyo solo se
trasmiten cargas verticales.

Coupled roof.
In this type of structure the vertical stresses
are deviated and oriented toward the direction
of the rafters. They are compensated with
other horizontal thrusts absorbed by the tie
beam. Therefore, the supporting walls will only
receive the vertical loads.

http://www.recopar.com/pdf/RECOPAR-N2.pdf


cf. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1097060

INTRODUCCIÓN
Planas : de par-hilera, de par-hilera-nudillo, etc... b.-Abovedadas : cubierta semicircular obtenida teóricamente a partir del desarrollo de un arco . ...
palidaluna.blog.labolsa.com/ - 31k
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:39
Grading comment
Thanks for your comments and links Cindy Chadd.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +1Coupled roof
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Coupled roof


Explanation:
think it may be this, though not quite my field -


English Heritage Online thesaurus ()
COUPLED ROOF. SN, A roof in which pairs of rafters are fixed to the ridge piece and the wall plates without any collars or tiebeams. ...
thesaurus.english-heritage.org.uk/thesaurus_term.asp?thes_no=546&term_no=1376

· Cubierta de par-hilera.
En este tipo de estructura se produce el
desvío de las cargas verticales sobre cubierta
orientadas como inclinadas en la dirección de
los pares, que son compensadas con otras
horizontales absorbidas por los tirantes, de
modo que a los muros de apoyo solo se
trasmiten cargas verticales.

Coupled roof.
In this type of structure the vertical stresses
are deviated and oriented toward the direction
of the rafters. They are compensated with
other horizontal thrusts absorbed by the tie
beam. Therefore, the supporting walls will only
receive the vertical loads.

http://www.recopar.com/pdf/RECOPAR-N2.pdf


cf. http://www.proz.com/kudoz/1097060

INTRODUCCIÓN
Planas : de par-hilera, de par-hilera-nudillo, etc... b.-Abovedadas : cubierta semicircular obtenida teóricamente a partir del desarrollo de un arco . ...
palidaluna.blog.labolsa.com/ - 31k

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:39
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
Thanks for your comments and links Cindy Chadd.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tazdog (X): or couple roof. Usually "parhilera". Trans. confirmed in LID Dic. de Construcción e Inmob. Diagram here http://tinyurl.com/2qjn7h corresponds to illustration in Building Construction Handbook (Chudley & Greeno). Also see http://tinyurl.com/2km3uh
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  -> Thank you, Cindy - great links :-)
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