descentes de charges

English translation: (vertical) load distribution

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French term or phrase:	descentes de charges
English translation:	(vertical) load distribution
Entered by:	chris collister

10:59 Feb 10, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering

French term or phrase: descentes de charges

"Les calculs des *descentes de charges* doivent être ramenés aux nœuds des ossatures principales en tenant compte de toutes les charges."
I assume this means an analysis or breakdown of all the loads in the building structure (it's a new factory), but does anyone know a better "building" term?

chris collister KudoZ activity Questions: 106 (1 open) (3 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 1157 France
Local time: 05:31

various

Explanation:
From my notes:
Descente des charges (Vertical) load distribution; grounding out loads (AFNOR nuclear), thrust line [Gordon, Structures, p.181], load path [nCE,16.7.99,p.10, CEi,10.99,p.5], load take-down [nCEI,3/01,p.52]

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Bourth (X)
Local time: 05:31

Grading comment

Spoiled for choice. I'm not sure about Thrust Line, though, in this context....
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Summary of answers provided

4 +1

various

Bourth (X)

downwards loading

ArabellaCE (X)

Answers

1 hr confidence:

downwards loading

Explanation:
see following:

Lintels and Beams Calculator Engineering BasisFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
For downwards acting load cases, light roof cladding is taken as 20 kg/m .... are calculated for upwards and downwards loading at the ...
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[PDF] Kingspan EnvirodekFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
Downwards loading will be occupants and garden furniture, it is likely to be a uniformly distributed load of 1.5 kN/m. 2. Uniformly Distributed Load (kN/m ...
www.100percentdetail.co.uk/ExhibitorLibrary/962/Kingspan_En... - Similar pages

Beam and Column Buckling Under Directed LoadingComputer results show that the buckling resistances of beams and cantilevers under downwards loading are increased when the load direction points are below ...
www.pubs.asce.org/WWWdisplay.cgi?8701884 - 10k - Cached - Similar pages

by NL Ings - 1987 - Cited by 9 - Related articles - All 4 versions
Portal frame structures. - Patent EP0068676In conventional three-pin portal frames the change from upwards to downwards loading results in a reversal of the stresses in the upper and lower members of ...
www.freepatentsonline.com/EP0068676.html - Similar pages

ArabellaCE (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 04:31
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: This does seem plausible. Thank you.

Asker: Thanks, Arabella. Actually, the phrase cropped up several times, so I did use "downwards loading" as well as "vertical load distribution". Both, I think, are correct.

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

various

Bourth (X)
Local time: 05:31
Specializes in field
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English
PRO pts in category: 4135

Grading comment

Spoiled for choice. I'm not sure about Thrust Line, though, in this context....

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