Nov 4, 2000 12:29
23 yrs ago
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German term
Decking-Profile des WB
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
In the context "Decking-Profile des WB (Trex, Timbertech und andere) wurden geprüft und als unschön erachtet" in a translation about "deck and rail systems". (I'm not even sure what these are!). What could WB mean? And what is a decking profile?
Proposed translations
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| 0 | Decking profile of the wood by-product |
Nancy Schmeing
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| 0 | ?? maybe "Wohnbereich" = "living area" ?? |
Dan McCrosky (X)
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| 0 | Deck design of the apartment building |
Tom Funke
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| 0 | As nancy said, "wood byproducts" |
Dan McCrosky (X)
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Oct 22, 2007 13:38: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Construction / Civil Engineering"
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Nancy Schmeing
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Decking profile of the wood by-product
We know that Trex and Timbertech are alternatives to, say, cedar for a deck. Since they are leaning heavily on American concepts here, and since frequently English acronyms are used in German, I'd say the what Trex, etc. are is wood byproducts = WB. They are not residential regions! Best wishes, Nancy
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Comment: "Thanks very much Nancy, and thanks to Dan too (not that I know if he receives this message too or if only the winner receives it?!?)"
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?? maybe "Wohnbereich" = "living area" ??
Can't figure out WB, it is often "Wohnbereich" = "living area" but most people do not live outside on their deck.
Here are some sites with info about Trex & Timbertech
http://www.northeasternsupply.com/products/products.html
http://www.trex.com/
Trex and Timbertex are American construction materials for a deck. "deck and rail systems" is English and need not be changed. Examples of them can be seen in the photos below:
This picture of Trex decking does not show any "tread patterns" or "cross-sections", which are two possible translations for "Profile", but perhaps your text has a different design with a non-slip pattern cut into the wood to make it not so slippery on wet days.
http://www.trex.com/TREX_SITE_1998/TREX_Showcase/decks_decks...
Here is the Timbertech site:
http://www.timbertech.com
Here again, there doesn't seem to be much of a pattern or special cross-section. Maybe the people in your text just didn't like it because it doesn't look very realistically "woody".
- HTH - Dan
Here are some sites with info about Trex & Timbertech
http://www.northeasternsupply.com/products/products.html
http://www.trex.com/
Trex and Timbertex are American construction materials for a deck. "deck and rail systems" is English and need not be changed. Examples of them can be seen in the photos below:
This picture of Trex decking does not show any "tread patterns" or "cross-sections", which are two possible translations for "Profile", but perhaps your text has a different design with a non-slip pattern cut into the wood to make it not so slippery on wet days.
http://www.trex.com/TREX_SITE_1998/TREX_Showcase/decks_decks...
Here is the Timbertech site:
http://www.timbertech.com
Here again, there doesn't seem to be much of a pattern or special cross-section. Maybe the people in your text just didn't like it because it doesn't look very realistically "woody".
- HTH - Dan
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Deck design of the apartment building
WB: Wohnbezirk, Wohungsbau etc. (Bertelsmann, Lexikon der Abk. ISBN 3-570-01604-8)
AltaVista (Any Language) 16 pages found [=Trex =Timbertech], all having to do with wood products and/or deck building:
>>Quality construction with minimum deck load design of 60 psf (code requires 40). ***
Grade 1 Pressure Treated Southern Pine; or Trex; or Choicedek; or Timbertech; or Dream Decks; or customer specified material. *** Building permits furnished. *** work/materials guarenteed. *** All construction by CASA DECKS personnel (qualified sub-contractors used for electrical and plumbing).<<
http://www.casadecks.com/customdecks.htm
Evidently Trex and Timbertech are brand names for deck building products.
Profile: profile, construction outline, section…diagram etc. etc. (Ernst, W. der industriellen Technik ISBN3-87097-145-2)
HTH
AltaVista (Any Language) 16 pages found [=Trex =Timbertech], all having to do with wood products and/or deck building:
>>Quality construction with minimum deck load design of 60 psf (code requires 40). ***
Grade 1 Pressure Treated Southern Pine; or Trex; or Choicedek; or Timbertech; or Dream Decks; or customer specified material. *** Building permits furnished. *** work/materials guarenteed. *** All construction by CASA DECKS personnel (qualified sub-contractors used for electrical and plumbing).<<
http://www.casadecks.com/customdecks.htm
Evidently Trex and Timbertech are brand names for deck building products.
Profile: profile, construction outline, section…diagram etc. etc. (Ernst, W. der industriellen Technik ISBN3-87097-145-2)
HTH
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As nancy said, "wood byproducts"
I now see that Nancy is absolutely right about the "wood byproducts" meaning for "WB" and also the meaning for "Profile" in your contexts. It has nothing to do with the surface of the so-called "planks", but rather the "cross-section" or "section" because the planks are not solid, as shown in the photos at this Timbertech site:
http://www.timbertech.com/products.html
Dan
http://www.timbertech.com/products.html
Dan
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