esponjamiento

English translation: soil bulking

10:22 Mar 10, 2003
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction
Spanish term or phrase: esponjamiento
General conditions for a construction project:

"El transporte de tierras a los vertederos y el aporte de tierras así como su **esponjamiento** están inclidos en el precio convenido."

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Jennifer Callahan
Local time: 05:02
English translation:soil bulking
Explanation:
As you did mention 'vertederos', I assume this has to do with the disposal of waste soil.

From link below:
The Soil Bulking Project campaign has been initiated to reduce waste disposal cost. Workers will empty over 8,000 containers of soil and residues into stockpiles for eventual transfer to the Waste Pits Remedial Action Project where the waste will be processed and placed into gondola rail cars. The waste will then be to transported to Envirocare of Utah for final disposition.
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MJ Barber
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Local time: 05:02
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Summary of answers provided
4sponging up
EDLING (X)
3 +1soil loosening
Valentín Hernández Lima
4swelling
Nikki Graham
3soil bulking
MJ Barber


  

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sponging up


Explanation:
Such efforts would in turn provide thousands of off-season jobs for islanders. One example is esponjamiento--or sponging up--meaning the buying and demolition of ugly old shoebox hotels that mar the coastlines and should never have been permitted. The mayor of the Mallorcan town of Calvia, Margarita Najera, wrote recently in support of the levy that if it is explained to tourists "the positive repercussion will be stronger than the negative, and will actually increase the fidelity of those who visit us year after year."




    Reference: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/intl/article/0,9171,110799...
EDLING (X)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
soil loosening


Explanation:
That is, to separate the particles of or make less firmly packed

Example:

<a cultivator ... will loosen hard-packed earth >

Merriam-Webster

In other words to break the soil, so that it will be easier to handle and transport it, or work with it.

Cheers,

Val



    www.mcrcc.osmre.gov/PDF/Forums/ Reforestation/Poster/P-2.pdf
    Reference: http://www.agrenv.mcgill.ca/agreng/STAFF/mckyes/research1.ht...
Valentín Hernández Lima
Spain
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swelling


Explanation:
translation from Robb's diccionario para ingenieros and also Eurodicautom



Nikki Graham
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soil bulking


Explanation:
As you did mention 'vertederos', I assume this has to do with the disposal of waste soil.

From link below:
The Soil Bulking Project campaign has been initiated to reduce waste disposal cost. Workers will empty over 8,000 containers of soil and residues into stockpiles for eventual transfer to the Waste Pits Remedial Action Project where the waste will be processed and placed into gondola rail cars. The waste will then be to transported to Envirocare of Utah for final disposition.


    Reference: http://www.fernald.gov/VImages/PhotoTour/2000/Oct00/pages/74...
    Polit�cnico Beigbeder
MJ Barber
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