Oct 21, 2005 18:35
18 yrs ago
French term
coffrage en forme de chaînette
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Architecture
Vault building
Does "chain-shaped scaffolding" make sense here?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | catenary formwork |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | chain-shaped formwork |
Richard Hedger
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Proposed translations
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5 hrs
French term (edited):
coffrage en forme de cha�nette
Selected
catenary formwork
Formwork in the shape of an inverted catenary (presumably inverted since we appear to be dealing with arches and domes)
<<catenary. The curve assumed by a perfectly flexible, uniform, inextensible [hence "chaînette" in French) string when suspended from its ends ... A string carrying a continuous or discrete load (e.g. as in a suspension bridge) hangs in a parabola if the load is uniformly distributed horizontally)>>
[Chambers Sci & Tech]
i.e. not the same shape as railway catenaries!!!
Reusing the wooden catenary formwork ribs a year later, and rearranging them to form a dome rather then a linear vault was a simple experiment, ...
www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/sijpkes/ arch304/D+C2004website/ice/ice.txt
<<catenary. The curve assumed by a perfectly flexible, uniform, inextensible [hence "chaînette" in French) string when suspended from its ends ... A string carrying a continuous or discrete load (e.g. as in a suspension bridge) hangs in a parabola if the load is uniformly distributed horizontally)>>
[Chambers Sci & Tech]
i.e. not the same shape as railway catenaries!!!
Reusing the wooden catenary formwork ribs a year later, and rearranging them to form a dome rather then a linear vault was a simple experiment, ...
www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/sijpkes/ arch304/D+C2004website/ice/ice.txt
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
: that's what I thought ;-)
6 hrs
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for this explanation, Richard and Bourth. The text now makes a lot more sense. To be fair, I'll take "formwork" from Richard and "catenary" from Bourth, hence the two points each."
9 mins
Richard Hedger
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Switzerland
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French term (edited):
coffrage en forme de cha�nette
chain-shaped formwork
Nothing to do with scaffolding - Coffrage is formwork or shuttering = wooden mould for pouring concrete
NEVER HEARD OF THE TERM "EN FORME DE CHAINETTE" HENCE THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL
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Note added at 1 hr 39 mins (2005-10-21 20:15:17 GMT)
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OR PARABOLIC SHAPED FORMWORK
NEVER HEARD OF THE TERM "EN FORME DE CHAINETTE" HENCE THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL
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Note added at 1 hr 39 mins (2005-10-21 20:15:17 GMT)
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OR PARABOLIC SHAPED FORMWORK
Peer comment(s):
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Dr Sue Levy (X)
: hmm, are catenary and parabolic synonymous?
1 hr
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the answer is catenary shaped formwork. Forget the parabolic, although they are arches like this.
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Discussion
http://www.mathcurve.com/courbes2d/chainette/chainette.shtml