nappes de hauban
English translation: planes/arrays of stay cables
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| 5 | bracing stays |
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| 4 | planes/arrays of stay cables |
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| 4 | sets of stays |
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38 mins confidence: 
bracing stays Explanation: brace stay= a rod, wire or anchor-stay used in tension with a tensioning device and intended to maintain the mechanical strength of a post or bracket |
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2 hrs confidence: 
planes/arrays of stay cables Explanation: I don't know what constitutes a "nappe" in your case, but in cable stayed bridges it is the series of stays in a given line, referred to as a "plane", possibly also "array" (though it might be that "array" is used for multiple planes. In fact, for "three-dimensinonal" arrangements such as for wind turbine masts, "array" might be more suitable. Otherwise, you could also use MLD's simplification to just "stays" (I think "bracing" is implied). Most notably, the precast concrete delta frames and single plane of stay cables ... The post-tensioning strands of the cable stays are enclosed in a grouted ... www.tfhrc.gov/pubrds/summer95/p95su28.htm The cable stays are placed in the central, vertical plane of the bridge, in what is referred to as modified harp distribution. Each cable stay consists of ... www.sanu.ac.yu/Hajdin/html/01E.htm There is a double plane of cables and 13 pairs of parallel cable stays with a horizontal angle of 25° in the bridge. The transversal spacing of the cable ... link.aip.org/link/?JBENF2/10/658/1 For these reasons, cable stays traditionally have been steel, but composite ... UK) provided the PARAFIL cable array that supports the 63m/207-ft main span. ... www.compositesworld.com/ct/issues/2006/February/1180/3 A single plane of cable stays in a fan array. • Glass incorporated into the pylon. • Pylon glass viewable from all four directions ... www.blwtl.uwo.ca/User/Doc/MaumeeRiverBridge.pdf rives, une travée centrale de 102 m de portée, des haubans à nappe axiale en travée centrale et dédoublée. pour les nappes de retenue. ... www.afgc.asso.fr/v3/pdf/Volonne/Invitation Volonne.pdf L'ouvrage est une structure haubanée symétrique à un seul mât central et une nappe de haubans semi-radiaux. Les deux travées suspendues ont une longueur ... www.pch.public.lu/reseau_routier/autoroutes/A1/ponts_viaduc... Le haubanage en nappe axiale comporte 11 haubans par nappe disposés en semi-éventail et espacés de 12,51 m. Chaque pylône a un poids de 650 tonnes et une ... fr.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0000351 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-13 13:27:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- underway are quite low, and that= the array of 9 stays supporting the mast creates a 'cone of protection'.&n= bsp; If the sailboat is grounded to the water, ... www.nabble.com/Lightning-'Cone-of-Protection'-Fw:... |
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sets of stays Explanation: I assume this is a light-weight mast with three sets of stays, probably with 2 or 3 in each set. |
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