Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tête de mur
English translation:
stopped end of a wall
Added to glossary by
Euan Wall
Jan 20, 2019 19:41
5 yrs ago
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French term
tête de mur
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
Building
Tête de mur is defined in French wikipedia as : "Épaisseur apparente d'un mur, à son extrémité, qui est revêtue ou non d'une chaîne ou d'une jambe étrière en pierre" (Apparent width of a wall at its end).
Context : "des systèmes de tirants ont pu être mis en œuvre afin de réduire les poussées horizontales en tête de mur."
Is there an English term for this?
Thanks!
Context : "des systèmes de tirants ont pu être mis en œuvre afin de réduire les poussées horizontales en tête de mur."
Is there an English term for this?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
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| 4 -1 | stopped end of a wall |
B D Finch
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| 4 -1 | top or head of the wall |
Amy Sommer
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Proposed translations
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stopped end of a wall
Eric BON Dictionnaire du Génie Civil ...
Dicobat
Note that this is not the top of the wall, but the vertical face of the end of the wall. Also, note that it's not a good idea to translate "apparente" as "apparent".
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Note added at 2 days 14 hrs (2019-01-23 10:23:12 GMT)
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For anyone who doesn't understand how this might fit the context, have a look at Fig. 3 on p170 of https://www.iccrom.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/1990_ston...
"La figure 3 visualise la distribution de cette zone endommagée sous une pression uniforme appliquée en tête de mur".
That is, of course, only one illustration of the vulnerability to horizontal forces of a stopped end of a wall. We don't know either the construction or the structural role of the Asker's wall. However, as the end of a wall is only supported by the rest of the wall on one side, it is, obviously, more vulnerable to horizontal forces. That is why stopped ends are usually supported in some way, e.g. by a brick or stone pier, by wall ties etc.
Dicobat
Note that this is not the top of the wall, but the vertical face of the end of the wall. Also, note that it's not a good idea to translate "apparente" as "apparent".
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Note added at 2 days 14 hrs (2019-01-23 10:23:12 GMT)
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For anyone who doesn't understand how this might fit the context, have a look at Fig. 3 on p170 of https://www.iccrom.org/sites/default/files/2018-02/1990_ston...
"La figure 3 visualise la distribution de cette zone endommagée sous une pression uniforme appliquée en tête de mur".
That is, of course, only one illustration of the vulnerability to horizontal forces of a stopped end of a wall. We don't know either the construction or the structural role of the Asker's wall. However, as the end of a wall is only supported by the rest of the wall on one side, it is, obviously, more vulnerable to horizontal forces. That is why stopped ends are usually supported in some way, e.g. by a brick or stone pier, by wall ties etc.
Note from asker:
| Thank you so much for this! |
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GILLES MEUNIER
: Je vois mal comment insérer cette expression dans le contexte
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Si vous ne le voyez pas, veuillez lire mon commentaire ajouté ci-dessus.
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Comment: "Yes, this seems to be perfect, thanks!"
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top or head of the wall
This refers to the last layer of stones when building a stone wall. They are firmly cemented to take the "tirant", either a wooden cross-beam or a metal strut (wood is more common on stone buildings.
Example sentence:
a system of cross-beams may employed to reduce the horizontal stress at the top of the wall
Discussion
https://www.editions-eni.fr/open/mediabook.aspx?idR=4d67f901...
http://www.dedicated-cad.ie/archicad/archicad_tip069-wall_en...
http://gdt.oqlf.gouv.qc.ca/ficheOqlf.aspx?Id_Fiche=17015407
Mais de quel type de mur s’agit-il? (J’ai peine à croire qu’on parle d’un bâtiment!)