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construïdes de fàbrica de maó

20:54 Jan 8, 2002
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering / brick construction
Catalan term or phrase: construïdes de fàbrica de maó
Please excuse my posting this twice; the first time it was under "dues frase amb maons" and I thought it might have better luck on its own. I have this uneasy feeling it may just mean "made of brick", but that'd be a lot of words to say so.

"Al soterrani destaquen les notables columnes en forma d’embut construïdes de fàbrica de maó i sostres de voltes de maó de pla, que atorguen a l’espai un aire de masmorra medieval, i que amb l’ajut d’algunes parets suporten l’edifici."
Jon Zuber (X)


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5walls made of brick
Ariadna Castillo González
5"fàbrica de maó"== brickwork
Heather Hayes


  

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walls made of brick


Explanation:
Hi Jon,

"fàbrica de maó" significa "conjunt de parets d'un edifici en funció de llurs components." Fàbrica de totxo massís, de maó vist....

Diccionari IEC

Espero haver-te ajudat ;)
Ariadna

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Note added at 2002-01-08 22:44:11 (GMT)
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Pes especifíc de materials compostos de construcció:

kg/m3
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Formigó armat .......................... 2.500
Fàbrica de maó massís (totxo) .......... 1.800
Fàbrica de maó perforat (maó calat) .... 1.500
Fàbrica de maó foradat (totxana) ....... 1.200
Fàbrica de bloc de morter pesant ....... 1.600
Fàbrica de bloc de morter lleuger ...... 1.300

http://www.gencat.es/ptop/plahabit/normativ/html/o180194.htm

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Note added at 2002-01-08 22:51:14 (GMT)
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Alguns links extres perquè vegis les estructures de fàbrica de maó:
http://www.upc.es/web/ca2/assignatures/construccioI/maquetes...
http://www.xtec.es/~xripoll/indus6.htm


Ariadna Castillo González
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Em temo que no són parets sinó columnes.
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"fàbrica de maó"== brickwork


Explanation:
Hi. I have inadvertently hidden my answer by experiementing with one of the buttons on the page :-(
Here it is again!:

"fàbrica de maó"== brickwork

Hi.
The Diccionari de la Enciclopèdia Catalana defines "maó" as adobe or sun-dried brick (presumably in contrast to cinder-block or similar).
I have the feeling that this is describing a "Modernista" building. Am I right?

Here is an excerpt from course description bulletin from the Escola Tècnica d'Enginyeria Industrial de Barcelona:

"Genescà, Ramon:
Recomanacions per al reconeixement, la diagnosi i la teràpia d'estructures de fàbrica de maó."

Anway. You could also use "brick masonry", but if it is a decorative element as well as being structural, I would use "brickwork".

Heather
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