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bridge piers

Spanish translation: Pilares / Pilotes de puente

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English term or phrase:bridge piers
Spanish translation:Pilares / Pilotes de puente
Entered by: Michael Powers (PhD)

10:19 Aug 15, 2006
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Ships, Sailing, Maritime
English term or phrase: bridge piers
Enrique Sastrs has listed the translation in his glossary as "pila de puente" and I don't know if this is correct or not.

ABC allows corrosion protection engineers to specifiy previously impossible underwater protection for porous concrete bridge piers, because ABC forms a durable water proof and chemical proof barier coat which prohibits salt water, chloride ions and other corrosive chemicals from penetrating the porous concrete eto attack the reinforcement steel bars ...
Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
Local time: 02:12
Pilares / Pilotes de puente
Explanation:
pier n
CONST masonry support of arch pilar m, of stone bridge estribo m, of timber bridge pilote m

From Routledge. Tech. Dict.
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Carlos Ruestes
Argentina
Local time: 03:12
Grading comment
Gracias, Carlos.

Mike :)
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4 +1Pilares / Pilotes de puente
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Pilares / Pilotes de puente


Explanation:
pier n
CONST masonry support of arch pilar m, of stone bridge estribo m, of timber bridge pilote m

From Routledge. Tech. Dict.

Carlos Ruestes
Argentina
Local time: 03:12
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Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Gracias, Carlos.

Mike :)

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