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tirants

English translation: tension bars

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French term or phrase:tirants
English translation:tension bars
Entered by: Sasha Barral-Robinson

08:27 Mar 26, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Architecture / construction, architectural design
French term or phrase: tirants
David Trottin, en partisan de la réalité construite affichée, nous explique avec simplicité ceux des balcons soutenus par des tirants.

Could anyone help me with the word "tirants"?
Sasha Barral-Robinson
France
Local time: 01:32
tension bars
Explanation:
Not trusting to answering construction terminology questions by simply looking the word up in a standard, non-specialised dictionary and not knowing how these balconies are constructed, I am reluctant to give my answer a "highest" confidence rating. However, "tirants" are often a component of cantilevered balconies and tension bars fit the bill as being components that contribute in tension to the support of the balcony.

See diagram on web reference below.
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B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:32
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Thank you for your help.
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Summary of answers provided
5tie-rods (arcade)/tie-beams /headrooms (pont)
Liliane Hatem
4 +1tension bars
B D Finch


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tie-rods (arcade)/tie-beams /headrooms (pont)


Explanation:
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Liliane Hatem
Lebanon
Local time: 02:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ArabicArabic
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
tension bars


Explanation:
Not trusting to answering construction terminology questions by simply looking the word up in a standard, non-specialised dictionary and not knowing how these balconies are constructed, I am reluctant to give my answer a "highest" confidence rating. However, "tirants" are often a component of cantilevered balconies and tension bars fit the bill as being components that contribute in tension to the support of the balcony.

See diagram on web reference below.


    Reference: http://www.halfenusa.com/pdfs/Balconies-White%20Paper.pdf
B D Finch
France
Local time: 01:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 163
Grading comment
Thank you for your help.

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agree  Alison Sabedoria (X): Could also refer to the tension elements of suspended balconies: http://lumon.biz/defaultcom.asp?id=1048
1 hr
  -> Thanks for the reference. You wouldn't want to have a row with the owner of a cable cutter if you had a balcony like that!
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