uniquement matériel

15:40 Feb 10, 2021
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French to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Defects and cracking of axles
French term or phrase: uniquement matériel
The entire sentence is as follows:
"A noter que la conséquence de ces dégradations est uniquement matériel mais présente de fortes contraintes en matière de maintenance et de renouvellement."
My problems arise with the term "uniquement matériel" and the use of "mais" here.
The document is about periodic inspections on a railway infastructure and the text here is referring to cracking in axles. I understand "matériel" here to refer to the steel the axles are made of (material damage). If so, the use of "mais" is confusing and I would like other opinions as to whether or not I am understanding the meaning of the sentence. For me, material damage would seem important and the use of "uniquement" seems to imply otherwise.
My deliberately ambiguous attempt: "It should be noted that while the effect of this deterioration is purely material, it does present heavy constraints in terms of maintenance and replacement."
Elizabeth Slaney
Netherlands
Local time: 05:43


Summary of answers provided
4only the rolling stock (or equipment)
Johannes Gleim
2 +1solely of a mechanical nature
SafeTex


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solely of a mechanical nature


Explanation:
Hello

I see that a lot of people have come up with ideas in the discussion but this is what crossed my mind and I didn't see this possibility. In French, the term "matériel mécanique" is often used as opposed to "matériel électronique" and I think this may be a shortened version


But I'm no more sure than others with an idea


    https://www.linguee.com/french-english/translation/mat%C3%A9riel+m%C3%A9canique.html
SafeTex
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agree  Herbie: "matériel" must be an adjective here, even though apparently used in the wrong gender
12 hrs
  -> Thanks Herbie
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only the rolling stock (or equipment)


Explanation:
My approach:

"It should be noted that the degradations affect only the rolling stock (or equipment) but entail significant constraints in terms of maintenance and renewal".

Note: As engineer I was active 6 years inside a railway company for and 3 years inside an engineering company for railway construction.

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Note added at 18 hrs (2021-02-11 09:43:26 GMT)
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The only important issue here is to know what "material" refers to, but not how to translate it with adjectives or nouns.

III.1.3) Capacité technique et professionnelle
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— déclaration indiquant l'outillage, le matériel et l'équipement technique, dont le candidat dispose pour exécuter 1 ou plusieurs lots,
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II.2) Description
II.2.1) Intitulé:
Démolition et création d’une passerelle en gare d’Hazebrouck
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II.2.4) Description des prestations:
La méthode de réalisation de l’ouvrage prévu est une mise en place d’éléments successifs à la grue. Cette méthode de réalisation présente de fortes contraintes ferroviaires, pour lesquelles des réservations de coupures ont été anticipées.
https://ted.europa.eu/udl?uri=TED:NOTICE:593217-2019:TEXT:FR...

Examples of the replacement of adjectives and nouns and vice-versa :

Un important accident matériel (donc non recensé) en 2002impliquant un PL en perdition
i.e. : « major accident affecting property » or « a major damage to equipment »
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- Dans l'immédiat, compte tenu des enjeux très élevés dans l'agglomération de GAP, et du constat d'un accident, heureusement uniquement matériel, de perte de contrôle d'un PL dans l'agglomération en 2002, il paraît nécessaire de proposer une solution de lit d'arrêt avant l'entrée d'agglomération.
https://cgedd.documentation.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/do...
i.e : « accident, fortunately only material », or « involving fortunately, only equipment »
Apport et impact de la version ISO 13485 : 2016
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Produit acheté
Risque Nouvelles définitions pour (re)préciser le champ des exigences (Le produit n’est pas uniquement matériel et comprend tout ce qui sort d’un processus).
http://docplayer.fr/89473711-Evolution-de-l-iso-2016-enjeux-...
i.e. : « product is not only of material nature » or « consists not only of physical substances »

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Note added at 19 hrs (2021-02-11 11:29:19 GMT)
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Some articles describing kinds and causes of cracks in rails and wheel set and how to remediate such defects:

These occasionally occurring thermal loads and the continuous cyclic stress from the rail-wheel contact together leads to so-called Rolling Contact Fatigue (RCF) and thermal crack initiation. Such a defect on a wheel tread can be seen on Figure 1.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/336213442_Finite_El...

A higher speed usually generates higher forces, unless compensated by improved track and vehicle designs, in the wheel-rail contact, resulting in more wear and rolling contact fatigue (RCF) damage to the wheels and rails. … Nowadays it is a serious problem in many countries and ''artificial wear'' is being used to control the growth of cracks by preventive re-profiling and grinding of, respectively, the wheels and rails.
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Figure 4.16 Vertical sections through a series of RCF cracks in a rail [50].
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Figure 4.18 Common cracks on a wheel due to different creep forces in a longitudinal direction (Fx) and in a lateral direction (Fy).
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/301545994_Simulatio...

Fully automatic ultrasonic test stand for solid axles in order to check against surface cracks and volume errors on the wheelset axle.
https://www.bip-technology.de/fileadmin/documents/Download_P...

Since failure in railway vehicle wheelsets can cause a disaster, regular inspection of cracks in axles and wheels is mandatory. Fatigue cracks were initiated in press fit parts that suffer from fretting fatigue damage, such as the wheel seat, gear seat and brake disc seat.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/250320067_Crack_Det...

Johannes Gleim
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neutral  SafeTex: Please see discussion
3 hrs
  -> The 'discussion' has > 20 entries, including your entry highlighting 'rolling stock', also mentioned above.
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