6. Glossary

Assemblage par fixation mécanique; mechanical fastening

Assembly enabling force to be transferred discreetly to the fastening point, which may be a screw, rivet, bolt, etc.

Assemblage par collage; adhesive bonding

Assembly enabling continuous force transfer through a layer of adhesive.

Load transfer; transfert d'effort

Load transfer refers to the forces balancing the structural elements that make up a structure. The transferred forces result from the deformation of the connecting elements.

Beam on elastic foundation

Beam supported by a continuous distribution of springs, generating reaction forces proportional to the displacement applied.