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Achsbreite

English translation: width

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German term or phrase:Achsbreite
English translation:width
Entered by: Stephan Rothschuh

11:00 Dec 9, 2009
German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / facade and roof cladding
German term or phrase: Achsbreite
This does not refer to a vehicle.
It is part of a caption in a leaflet about zinc roof cladding systems.
The picture shows a cross-section of the different layers that make up the walls and ceilings of the building.

This is the entire caption:

***
OSB-Platte 22 mm,
Mineralische Dämmung 240 mm,
Zinkpanele 1,00 mm, Achsbreite 430 mm
***
Stephan Rothschuh
Germany
Local time: 07:41
width
Explanation:
It may be ok to just write "width", if the dimension in question is shown on the drawing.
Achse is often used in civil engineering to mean centreline, so it could also mean the "distance between centrelines".
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Caroline Bentley
Germany
Local time: 07:41
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +2width
Caroline Bentley


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
width


Explanation:
It may be ok to just write "width", if the dimension in question is shown on the drawing.
Achse is often used in civil engineering to mean centreline, so it could also mean the "distance between centrelines".

Caroline Bentley
Germany
Local time: 07:41
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 64

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