Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
charge ponctuelle
English translation:
localized / point load(ing)
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Mar 3, 2014 15:49
10 yrs ago
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French term
charge ponctuelle
French to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
calculation of loads for composite wood-concrete floor
context:
La vérification est effectuée sous l'action simultanée :
- d'une charge uniformément répartie représentant le poids propre du plancher (bois + coffrage + béton frais pour l’épaisseur de calcul augmentée de la part due au fléchissement des solives pondéré par 1,35 ;
- d'une charge ponctuelle P pondérée par 1,5, placée au milieu de la portée libre en phase de mise en œuvre
The first is a uniformly distributed load.
What can I call the "charge ponctuelle"?
It must be something that is just applied once for the test.... can I call it an "occasional" load, or is there something better?
We find it again:
Mention de toutes les charges (réparties, ponctuelles) dans les hypothèses...
On vérifie ... que le platelage ne rompt pas sous une charge ponctuelle Qk de 150 daN au minimum.
La vérification est effectuée sous l'action simultanée :
- d'une charge uniformément répartie représentant le poids propre du plancher (bois + coffrage + béton frais pour l’épaisseur de calcul augmentée de la part due au fléchissement des solives pondéré par 1,35 ;
- d'une charge ponctuelle P pondérée par 1,5, placée au milieu de la portée libre en phase de mise en œuvre
The first is a uniformly distributed load.
What can I call the "charge ponctuelle"?
It must be something that is just applied once for the test.... can I call it an "occasional" load, or is there something better?
We find it again:
Mention de toutes les charges (réparties, ponctuelles) dans les hypothèses...
On vérifie ... que le platelage ne rompt pas sous une charge ponctuelle Qk de 150 daN au minimum.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | localized load |
Tony M
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| 3 +3 | point load |
liz askew
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| 5 | concentrated load |
Marcombes (X)
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| 4 | weight bearing load |
Andrew Bramhall
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| 3 +1 | Additional static load |
Bashiqa
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Change log
Mar 11, 2014 16:48: Tony M Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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localized load
There are times when even 'point load' will be applicable, but that's more specialized and needs to be used with care.
Note also that 'loading' may sometimes be a useful way of translating 'charge'.
This has come up before, you ought to find some earlier discussion in the glossary archives.
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Note added at 1 heure (2014-03-03 17:29:24 GMT)
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Like I said, 'point load' is sometimes appropriate, but not in this case, I feel.
Note also that 'loading' may sometimes be a useful way of translating 'charge'.
This has come up before, you ought to find some earlier discussion in the glossary archives.
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Note added at 1 heure (2014-03-03 17:29:24 GMT)
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Like I said, 'point load' is sometimes appropriate, but not in this case, I feel.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, I did find "point load" but I didn't think it applied here. |
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Comment: "This is the one I used, I found it was best suited to these passages and various others where the term occurred. Thanks again for the assistance!"
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weight bearing load
'shared' or 'joint weight bearing loads' where the load is distributed;
Note from asker:
| Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
B D Finch
: The load is the weight and it is borne by the structure (not by itself).
2 hrs
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+1
12 mins
Additional static load
Not part of the structure, but in addition to.
Note from asker:
| Thanks! |
+3
15 mins
point load
from the findings only
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jxX8nFivTXgC&pg=PA121&lpg...
Unit 4: Science and Materials in Construction and the ... - PebblePad
www.pebblepad.co.uk/personal/download.aspx?oid=121471&usero...
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weights of the various elements of construction, such as floors, walls, roofs, cladding .... Point load. (2). Uniformly distributed load. (3). Uniformly varying load.
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Note added at 15 mins (2014-03-03 16:04:44 GMT)
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INTRODUCTION STRUCTURAL DESIGN - AC Software, Inc.
www.beamchek.com/AcrobatFiles/IntroLoadPath.pdf
temporary loads such as construction materials stockpiled while the building is ... A Point Load is a concentrated load in pounds at a specific location. This may ...
http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=jxX8nFivTXgC&pg=PA121&lpg...
Unit 4: Science and Materials in Construction and the ... - PebblePad
www.pebblepad.co.uk/personal/download.aspx?oid=121471&usero...
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weights of the various elements of construction, such as floors, walls, roofs, cladding .... Point load. (2). Uniformly distributed load. (3). Uniformly varying load.
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Note added at 15 mins (2014-03-03 16:04:44 GMT)
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INTRODUCTION STRUCTURAL DESIGN - AC Software, Inc.
www.beamchek.com/AcrobatFiles/IntroLoadPath.pdf
temporary loads such as construction materials stockpiled while the building is ... A Point Load is a concentrated load in pounds at a specific location. This may ...
Note from asker:
| Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
philgoddard
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| agree |
B D Finch
2 hrs
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| agree |
chris collister
: This is the usual terminology
16 hrs
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20 mins
concentrated load
The maximum deflection and permanent set of an access floor panel under load. When testing for a panel's concentrated load, a 25 x 25mm2 load is applied
"charge ponctuelle" ou "charge concentrée"
"charge ponctuelle" ou "charge concentrée"
Note from asker:
| Thanks! |
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: I don't think this would be the usual technical term — and the sentence you quote reeks of a non-native translation from some other language. / How is a 'neutral' comment "harsh"?! And are these English-speaking specialists, I wonder?
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you are harsh because it is the terminology used by specialists in France, I don't invent it
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