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C2  ·  27 words

Structural steelwork in Italian

A load-bearing frame that is bolted and welded.

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The twenty-fourth entry is l’ordine di montaggio, and the second noun is one Italian word doing the work of four English ones. Il montaggio is the putting together of a thing out of its parts, whatever the parts happen to be. In the shop that is assembly; out on site, for steelwork, English insists on a different word altogether and calls it erection, so l’ordine di montaggio is the erection sequence and nothing else. Write « assembly sequence » on a drawing and you will be understood, and you will also be heard translating. In a cutting room the same montaggio is the editing of a film and il montatore is the editor, a job with no metal in it at all. English did borrow the word, but only that last sense and only by way of French: « a montage » is a run of short shots, never the bolting up of a frame. The verb underneath, montare, is what English took as « to mount », and that borrowing kept the climbing and the fixing while the building stayed behind. The common thread stays visible in Italian and disappears in English: something is being put up.

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Adjective (1)

Grammar for these: Adjective agreement · Where the adjective stands

antiscorrimentoslip-resistantAdjectiveC2
Il giunto antiscorrimento non ammette spostamenti fra le lamiere.A slip-resistant joint allows no movement between the plates.

Noun (m) (14)

Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno

l’acciaio da costruzionestructural steelNoun (m)C2
L’acciaio da costruzione arriva già tagliato in officina.Structural steel reaches the workshop already cut to length.
il limite di snervamentothe yield pointNoun (m)C2
Oltre il limite di snervamento la deformazione resta.Beyond the yield point the deformation stays.
il profilo laminatothe rolled sectionNoun (m)C2
Il profilo laminato costa meno di uno composto.A rolled section costs less than a fabricated one.
il profilo cavothe hollow sectionNoun (m)C2
Il profilo cavo resiste bene alla torsione.A hollow section stands up well to twisting.
l’irrigidimentothe stiffenerNoun (m)C2
Un irrigidimento sopra l’appoggio evita l’imbozzamento.A stiffener over the bearing keeps the web from buckling.
lo svergolamentolateral-torsional bucklingNoun (m)C2
Lo svergolamento colpisce la trave alta e stretta.Lateral-torsional buckling strikes the tall, narrow beam.
il collegamento bullonatothe bolted connectionNoun (m)C2
Il collegamento bullonato si può smontare.A bolted connection can be taken apart again.
il bullone precaricatothe preloaded boltNoun (m)C2
Il bullone precaricato viene serrato con chiave dinamometrica.The preloaded bolt is tightened with a torque wrench.
il caso di caricothe load caseNoun (m)C2
Ogni caso di carico viene calcolato per sé.Every load case is calculated on its own.
lo stato limitethe limit stateNoun (m)C2
Lo stato limite di esercizio riguarda l’uso quotidiano.The serviceability limit state concerns everyday use.
il coefficiente parziale di sicurezzathe partial safety factorNoun (m)C2
Il coefficiente parziale di sicurezza pesa carichi e materiali separatamente.The partial safety factor weights loads and materials separately.
l’ordine di montaggiothe erection sequenceNoun (m)C2
L’ordine di montaggio si decide prima di ordinare i pezzi.The erection sequence is settled before the pieces are ordered.
il controvento provvisoriothe temporary bracingNoun (m)C2
Il controvento provvisorio resta in opera fino al solaio.The temporary bracing stays up until the floor is in.
il rivestimento intumescentethe intumescent coatingNoun (m)C2
Il rivestimento intumescente si gonfia con il calore.The intumescent coating swells up in the heat.

Noun (f) (12)

Grammar for these: Definite article: il, lo, la · Indefinite article: un, uno

la duttilitàductilityNoun (f)C2
La duttilità permette al nodo di avvisare prima di cedere.Ductility lets a joint give warning before it gives way.
la resilienza all’intagliothe notch toughnessNoun (f)C2
La resilienza all’intaglio si misura a bassa temperatura.Notch toughness is measured at low temperature.
la trave composta saldatathe welded plate girderNoun (f)C2
Per luci grandi si usa una trave composta saldata.For long spans a welded plate girder is used.
l’anima del profilothe web of the sectionNoun (f)C2
L’anima del profilo porta soprattutto il taglio.The web of the section carries mostly the shear.
l’instabilità per compressionebuckling under compressionNoun (f)C2
L’instabilità per compressione arriva prima della rottura del materiale.Buckling under compression comes before the material breaks.
la snellezzathe slenderness ratioNoun (f)C2
La snellezza mette in rapporto lunghezza e sezione.The slenderness ratio sets length against cross-section.
la saldatura di testathe butt weldNoun (f)C2
La saldatura di testa richiede un cianfrino preparato.A butt weld calls for a prepared bevel.
l’altezza di golathe throat thicknessNoun (f)C2
L’altezza di gola compare su ogni simbolo di saldatura.The throat thickness appears on every welding symbol.
la classe di dettagliothe detail categoryNoun (f)C2
La classe di dettaglio dipende dalla forma del nodo.The detail category depends on the shape of the joint.
l’escursione di tensionethe stress rangeNoun (f)C2
L’escursione di tensione conta più del valore massimo.The stress range counts for more than the peak value.
la controfrecciathe precamberNoun (f)C2
La controfreccia si vede solo a trave scarica.The precamber can be seen only with the beam unloaded.
la zincaturagalvanisingNoun (f)C2
La zincatura a caldo protegge anche gli spigoli.Hot-dip galvanising protects the edges as well.

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