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flèche

English translation: deflection or deflection angle

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French term or phrase:flèche
English translation:deflection or deflection angle
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann

20:29 Dec 28, 2006
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Engineering: Industrial
French term or phrase: flèche
Les walls doivent présenter une flèche inférieure à 1/300 de la portée sous une force horizontale de 400 N/m². Cette force est créée par la différence de pression atmosphérique entre les locaux divers.

angle? angle of deflection?

And I both googled, prozeed and found multiple definitions in the Grand Dic. Termin.; I think this is the best option for my context... Just making sure.
Silvia Brandon-Pérez
United States
Local time: 17:35
deflection in the same context
Explanation:
More commonly said, typically, of the sag of beams, but can apply to horizontal deformation also.

deflection (or deflexion) (1) [stru.] The elastic movement of loaded parts of a structure. The word often refers to the sinking of the mid-span of a beam which in British housing generally is not allowed to exceed 1/325 of the span. See "deformation".
(2) [sur.] The angle between a line and the extension of the preceding line of a traverse is a deflection angle. Deflection angles are also used in setting out circular curves. The curve is marked out by pegs at equal spacings with the same deflection angle (intersection angle) from each other.
[Scott/Penguin Dict. of Civ. Eng.]
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4 +2deflection in the same context
Bourth (X)
3flex or flexion
B D Finch


  

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flèche in this context
flex or flexion


Explanation:
As the acceptable limit is given as a fraction, rather than in degrees, I do not think that this is about angles. Rather, it seems to be about the maximum amount of flexion acceptable under specified test loading.

B D Finch
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
flèche in this context
deflection in the same context


Explanation:
More commonly said, typically, of the sag of beams, but can apply to horizontal deformation also.

deflection (or deflexion) (1) [stru.] The elastic movement of loaded parts of a structure. The word often refers to the sinking of the mid-span of a beam which in British housing generally is not allowed to exceed 1/325 of the span. See "deformation".
(2) [sur.] The angle between a line and the extension of the preceding line of a traverse is a deflection angle. Deflection angles are also used in setting out circular curves. The curve is marked out by pegs at equal spacings with the same deflection angle (intersection angle) from each other.
[Scott/Penguin Dict. of Civ. Eng.]

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony M
2 mins
agree  Raymonde Gagnier: deflection is also often used for walls
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