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tenaille

vr.tr.tenaille · thing-q89531

Let an agent explain the tenaille as a historical fortification element, relay its function and examples from military architecture sources, describe its place in the trace italienne, and distinguish tenailles from ravelins, bastions, lunettes and hornworks.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.BLT
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

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4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Understand What a tenaille is.

Definition

Definition.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is a tenaille, and how does it differ from a ravelin, bastion, lunette and hornwork? definition
  2. Is the question about historical fortification, a site or terminology? boundary

Forms

Forms.

Forms

Forms.

  1. What forms did tenailles take? definition
  2. Which entry fits the specific form? action
History History.

System

Bastion system.

System

System.

  1. How did tenailles fit into the trace italienne and Vauban s designs? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Decline

Obsolescence.

Decline

Decline.

  1. Why did bastion outworks become obsolete in the 19th century? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance
Sites Sites.

Examples

Examples.

Examples

Examples.

  1. Which surviving fortresses preserve tenailles? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Fortifications of Vauban? action

Plans

Reading plans.

Plans

Plans.

  1. How can tenailles be identified on fortress plans? provenance
  2. Which entry fits bastion fort? action
Context Terms.

Glossary

Glossary.

Glossary

Glossary.

  1. What other fortification terms relate to the tenaille? provenance
  2. Which entry fits glossary of fortification? action

Heritage

Heritage.

Heritage

Heritage.

  1. How are fortification outworks conserved? provenance
  2. Which entry fits military heritage? action

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.BLT

What it is Filled

In bastion fortification, a low outwork placed in the ditch in front of the curtain wall between two bastions, protecting the base of the curtain and the flanks from direct fire, typically in a shape following the lines of the bastion faces; the term is also used for a small work with two faces forming a re-entrant angle. The model describes historical fortification.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent explain the tenaille as a historical fortification element, relay its function and examples from military architecture sources, describe its place in the trace italienne, and distinguish tenailles from ravelins, bastions, lunettes and hornworks.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Low outwork
  • In the ditch
  • Covers the curtain
  • Bastion system element

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Confuse the tenaille with other outworks.
  • Encourage digging or metal detecting on protected earthworks.
  • Present uncertain plan readings as fact.

Only with a human decision

  • Approving works on a protected fortification.

May

  • Explain the tenaille and its place in bastion fortification, citing military history.
  • Read historical plans and describe outworks with sources.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Earthwork remains are fragile and easily lost.
  • Fortifications are tied to war memory.

Who is affected

  • Heritage sites
  • Visitors and scholars

Owners Filled

Steward

The heritage body or landowner holding each fortification.

Master systems

  • Heritage registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q811430 - registry parent class

related

  • fixed construction - in registry terms
  • bastion fort
  • ravelin
  • Vauban - in fortress designs

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.tenaille
  • Wikidata: Q89531 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q89531)

Direct properties required Filled

  • period: 16th-19th centuries note
  • position: in the main ditch note
  • associated engineer: Vauban note - systematised outworks

Recognition required Filled

  • Low outwork before the curtain between bastions
  • Tenailles in Vauban-style fortresses
  • Ravelins stand beyond the ditch; bastions project from the walls; lunettes and hornworks are other outworks
  • A low wall or earthwork in the ditch in front of a curtain.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • explain the element
  • relay function and examples
  • describe the bastion system
  • distinguish related works

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Confusing outwork names
  • Misreading plans
  • Loss of earthwork remains

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • Heritage protection of fortifications such as UNESCO Vauban sites

Context of use required Filled

  • Historically, protecting the curtain wall.
  • simple tenailles
  • tenailles with flanks
  • tenaillons
  • tenaille traces in polygonal fortification

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q89531: tenaille - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Tenaille - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should tenaillon be a separate entry?
  • How should military architecture sources be linked?
  • How should the two senses be recorded?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q89531/spec.json