Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ouvrage d\'art non courant
English translation:
special structure
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Fiona McBrearty
Nov 25, 2009 10:20
14 yrs ago
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French term
ouvrage d'art non courant
French to English
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Construction / Civil Engineering
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If "ouvrage d'art" = engineering structure, what could "non courant" be??
Thanks!!
If "ouvrage d'art" = engineering structure, what could "non courant" be??
Thanks!!
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | special structure |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 +1 | non-standard infrastructure |
David BUICK
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| 3 | long span structure |
Richardson Lisa
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Change log
Nov 25, 2009 10:23: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "Ouvrage d\'Art Non Courant" to "ouvrage d\'art non courant"
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special structure
Note however than 99% of the time ouvrages d'art = "bridges and culverts". The remaining 1% can be retaining walls, toll plazas, and such like.
non courant = "not routine", or in other words "special". In construction, "specials" is said of any pipe fittings and so on that are not part of everyday applications, and the same applies across the board for "non-routine" things.
non courant = "not routine", or in other words "special". In construction, "specials" is said of any pipe fittings and so on that are not part of everyday applications, and the same applies across the board for "non-routine" things.
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non-standard infrastructure
Someone might have a better term, but I suppose it means, for instance, a bridge across a motorway which is different from the bog standard one because there are more lanes, unusual terrain, or something like that.
Peer comment(s):
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Conor McAuley
: Non-standard is good for non courant, the rest I don't know about
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long span structure
Hi
I think this what it might be - it referes to bridges and viaducs that are over 100 metres long, but this is not my field
I think this what it might be - it referes to bridges and viaducs that are over 100 metres long, but this is not my field
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