porte abattante

English translation: dock/lock gate

11:14 Aug 3, 2008
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
French term or phrase: porte abattante
no context as term in data base but it relates to moorings and harbour traffic. I found a reference to 'porte abattante" on a tourism website for Deauville" which seemed to govern tides and entrance hours to the harbour. 'Tide gate' comes to mind, but I need confirmation.
roisin56
English translation:dock/lock gate
Explanation:
sounds to me like a gate which folds down on to the floor rather than into the walls, picture here:
http://www.dover-kent.co.uk/transport/train_ferry_dock.htm

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the gates that fold into the walls have a variety of names: sector gate, drum gate, mitre gate (they are all different in construction) however I cannot find a name for one that folds down on to the floor (it's not a "flap gate" nor a "bear trap gate")

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I remember Ramsgate marina has a lock gate that folds down on to the floor because it once got stuck open when I was there in a 30 m square rigger... they managed to fix it just (and I mean just) in time
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Graham macLachlan
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thanks, Graham, in this context, (non-technical, tourism) your answer is perfect
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Summary of answers provided
4flap/box gate
Euqinimod (X)
3bottom-hinged gate
Bourth (X)
1 +1dock/lock gate
Graham macLachlan


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dock/lock gate


Explanation:
sounds to me like a gate which folds down on to the floor rather than into the walls, picture here:
http://www.dover-kent.co.uk/transport/train_ferry_dock.htm

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Note added at 51 mins (2008-08-03 12:06:03 GMT)
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the gates that fold into the walls have a variety of names: sector gate, drum gate, mitre gate (they are all different in construction) however I cannot find a name for one that folds down on to the floor (it's not a "flap gate" nor a "bear trap gate")

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Note added at 53 mins (2008-08-03 12:08:13 GMT)
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I remember Ramsgate marina has a lock gate that folds down on to the floor because it once got stuck open when I was there in a 30 m square rigger... they managed to fix it just (and I mean just) in time

Graham macLachlan
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thanks, Graham, in this context, (non-technical, tourism) your answer is perfect

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agree  Bourth (X): Fish-belly gate is one name at least for one that pivots down to the floor.
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flap/box gate


Explanation:
You can find a definition at http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/209527/flap-gate.

Euqinimod (X)
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neutral  Graham macLachlan: I think a 'flap gate' would be a 'clapet'
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bottom-hinged gate


Explanation:
Since we don't appear to be able to find out what sort of "porte abattante" it is, then the general "bottom-hinged gate" might have to do.

Lagan Weir (Storm surge barrier)
The barrier is composed of 5 Fish Belly, BOTTOM HINGED, flap gates. Each gate is 20m wide by 4.5m tall. These gates are used for flood control and to improve water quality.
http://www.anast.ulg.ac.be/files/doc/WG26_2.pdf

Guidelines for the Assessment and Planning of Estuarine Barrages - Google Books Result
by Neville Burt, Andy Rees - 2001 - Science - 536 pages
vertical sluice gate (single or double leaf) radial sluice gate BOTTOM-HINGED gate fixed weir rising sector gate mitre gates low-level discharge culvert and ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0727728636...

would include a BOTTOM-HINGED GATE on each end. The boat lock would be 20 feet. wide, 70 feet long, and 10 feet high. Each gate would be opened and closed ...
baydeltaoffice.water.ca.gov/sdip/documents/asip/doc/chapter_02.pdf

Depiction of a BOTTOM HINGED GATE. Improved Circulation / Improved Water Quality. Three of the permanent gates will operate to raise water levels and to ...
www.waterrights.ca.gov/baydelta/docs/southerndeltasalinity/...

In many instances, the most economic water control gates are air actuated BOTTOM HINGED GATES and inflatable dams. As but one advantage, the position of a ...
www.freshpatents.com/Water-control-apparatus-dt20060406ptan...

BOTTOM-HINGED GATES open by tilting in a downstream direction until they lie flat or form the required crest profile to prevent flow separation. ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=072772990X...


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Pour ce qui est d’un gain supplémentaire lié à une PORTE ABATTANTE, qui ferait qu’on s’affranchirait de l’ALTITUDE de 4 m, pour DESCENDRE LA PORTE ABATTANTE à une certaine ALTITUDE qu’il faut déterminer, il y a deux solutions possibles : il y a d’abord l’idée d’une porte abattante sur le nouveau bassin de pêche, je pense que ça doit être possible, sans trop de difficultés. Il faut regarder quand même les conséquences que ça peut avoir, à partir du moment où on réduit le seuil, en terme de sédimentation, c’est le pendant de l’altitude de la retenue d’eau, et il y a l’histoire d’une porte abattante entre feu vert et feu rouge, pour accéder à l’avant-port actuel.
Alors celui-là, c’est une grande question parce que la réponse peut être déterminante pour le projet. Je m’explique. C'est-à-dire que, si une porte abattante doit être prévue sur ce seuil entre feu vert et feu rouge, ça entraîne des constructions d’infrastructures qui vont former des appendices de chaque côté du seuil, avec peut-être même un balisage, qui interdit du coup aux cargos de rentrer dans le bassin à flot. Donc, je vous le dis parce que, c’est faisable, mais ça entraîne une modification qui serait importante dans le schéma de principe, ça veut dire que, grosso modo, il faudrait passer à la phase deux immédiatement. Alors ça, c’est une question en effet très importante. On ne peut pas faire en sorte de DESCENDRE L’ALTITUDE D’ACCES PAR UNE PORTE ABATTANTE sur l’avant-port, sans en même temps corriger ce phasage
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Parce que dans ce cas-là on fait un SEUIL ABATTANT et là on peut parler vraiment de
gain de tirant d’eau. La question complémentaire c’est, est-ce que le seuil du port réservé aux
petits tirants d’eau pour la seiche sera muni ou non d’un seuil abattant, parce que là aussi en
termes d’accès de tirant d’eau c’est très important.
http://www.cg50.fr/PortGranville/granville/iso_album/debat_g...

départ de Trébeurden avant fermeture de la porte abattante dans la matinée du 04 mai pour le port de Primel
http://pagesperso-orange.fr/penazen/archives2005.html


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