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Spanish term or phrase:
cimientos: corridos, concreto, ciclopeo
English translation:
foundations: ring beams/T foundation; Rafts/concrete; Side bearing piles/piles
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foundations
corridos: ring beams (UK), T foundation (USA)
concreto: rafts (UK) or slab or concrete (USA)
ciclópeo: side bearing piles or simply piles (UK), piles (USA)
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concreto: rafts (UK) or slab or concrete (USA)
ciclópeo: side bearing piles or simply piles (UK), piles (USA)
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below - post grading
This should probably have been posted as 3 separate questions, really. And there is definitely a reason why askers are supposed to wait 24 hrs. before closing a question.
Cimientos are foundations or footings.
Corridos: continuous.
zapata corrida de hormigón
Reference Jorge Puelles, Arquitecto
(2) TERM cimentación corrida de hormigón
Reference Jorge Puelles, Arquitecto
(1) TERM continuous footing in concrete
Reference T.H.Delft
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Concreto: concrete
Ciclopeo: cyclopean
TERM hormigón ciclópeo
Reference Diccionario Técnico de Presas, UNESCO, 1969
Note {DOM} hormigón
Definition in masonry work,a form of concrete reinforced by broken stones,especially that used in massive construction,such as solid masonry dams..
Reference Technical Dictionary on Dams,UNESCO,1969
(1) TERM cyclopean concrete
Reference Technical Dictionary on Dams,UNESCO,1969
Note {DOM} materials
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
cy•clo•pe•an adj.
1. often Cyclopean Relating to or suggestive of a Cyclops: a great Cyclopean monocle.
2. Very big; huge: has a cyclopean ego.
3. ***Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size. ***
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cyclopean
Cimientos are foundations or footings.
Corridos: continuous.
zapata corrida de hormigón
Reference Jorge Puelles, Arquitecto
(2) TERM cimentación corrida de hormigón
Reference Jorge Puelles, Arquitecto
(1) TERM continuous footing in concrete
Reference T.H.Delft
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
Concreto: concrete
Ciclopeo: cyclopean
TERM hormigón ciclópeo
Reference Diccionario Técnico de Presas, UNESCO, 1969
Note {DOM} hormigón
Definition in masonry work,a form of concrete reinforced by broken stones,especially that used in massive construction,such as solid masonry dams..
Reference Technical Dictionary on Dams,UNESCO,1969
(1) TERM cyclopean concrete
Reference Technical Dictionary on Dams,UNESCO,1969
Note {DOM} materials
http://europa.eu.int/eurodicautom/Controller
cy•clo•pe•an adj.
1. often Cyclopean Relating to or suggestive of a Cyclops: a great Cyclopean monocle.
2. Very big; huge: has a cyclopean ego.
3. ***Of or constituting a primitive style of masonry characterized by the use of massive stones of irregular shape and size. ***
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=cyclopean
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