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Term of the Road Dictionary

diaphragm

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / English
  • Theme : Structures Bridges
  • Definition : Transverse interior wall fixed to the flanges and webs of a box girder to stiffen it.

Diaphragma

  • Language : PIARC Road Dictionary / German
  • Theme : Kunstbauten (syn. Ingenieurbauwerke DE; syn.Ingenierubau AT) Brücken
  • Definition : Eine quer verlaufende innere Wand, die an den Flanschen eines Kastenträgers und an diesem selbst befestigt ist, um ihn zu versteifen. Ein Diaphragma hat im Allgemeinen einen Öffnung (Mannloch) in seiner Mitte als Zugang zu den verschiedenen Teilen des Trägers.
  • Synonyms : Querschott