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"calas" (inspeccion de las calas del tunel)

English translation: " Perforations/Excavations/ Borings


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Spanish term or phrase:"calas" (inspeccion de las calas del tunel)
English translation:" Perforations/Excavations/ Borings
Entered by: eski
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22:41 Sep 10, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / tunnel construction
Spanish term or phrase: "calas" (inspeccion de las calas del tunel)
If it were a ship, it would be the "hold" ...but am getting various inconsistent results as applied to a tunnel
anne wagner-findeisen
United States
Local time: 00:07
" Perforations/Excavations/ Borings
Explanation:
Consider:

Back then, there was no such thing as a tunnel-boring machine. ... “Right now we have four tunnel borings: two machines here, one for the Second Avenue ...
ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Down_in_the_hole/10680.html - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares

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TOOL FOR MEASURING PERFORATION TUNNEL DEPTH - Patent 20070104027 - [ Traducir esta página ]Various systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining the depth of a cavity in a wellbore using the Helmholtz Effect.
www.freepatentsonline.com/y2007/0104027.html - Páginas similares
Más resultados de www.freepatentsonline.com »


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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-11 01:07:48 GMT)
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The only solution is use of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBMs) to achieve a time bound programme of tunnel excavation in long reaches. To gain confidence level ...
www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=13712 - 29k - En caché - Páginas similares
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eski
Mexico
Local time: 23:07
Grading comment
thsnk you!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4" Perforations/Excavations/ Borings
eski
4" Excavations"
eski
4bays
SwissTell
3inspection of tunel covesxxxbrenda_trans
3test core / test boring / test pit
Nikki Graham
2inlets
Lisa McCarthy


Discussion entries: 3





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
inlets


Explanation:
it may mean this (calas=coves)

Flow rates indicated contributions to channel storm hydrographs. The results, together with an inventory of tunnel **inlets** and outlets, suggest that about 10 per cent of the total water flow in the catchment may be routed through tunnel systems.

http://www.cababstractsplus.org/google/abstract.asp?AcNo=198...


Lisa McCarthy
Spain
Local time: 06:07
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 152
Notes to answerer
Asker: gracias!

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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
\"calas\" (inspeccion de las calas del tunel)
bays


Explanation:
those side bays used for safety purposes

SwissTell
Local time: 00:07
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 38
Notes to answerer
Asker: gracias! sounds right in this context

Asker: gracias! sounds right in this context

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
" Excavations"


Explanation:
Consider:

The excavations made at the site consisted of fifteen separate pits and ... sitos para hacer calas y cortes con fines de buscar la estratigrafia que acusara ...
links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7316(194307)9:1%3C33:EEETCM%3E2.0.CO;2-H - Páginas similares
de E Noguera - 1943 - Citado por 3 - Artículos relacionados


eski
Mexico
Local time: 23:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1112
Notes to answerer
Asker: thanks!

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
" Perforations/Excavations/ Borings


Explanation:
Consider:

Back then, there was no such thing as a tunnel-boring machine. ... “Right now we have four tunnel borings: two machines here, one for the Second Avenue ...
ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Down_in_the_hole/10680.html - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-11 01:06:15 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

TOOL FOR MEASURING PERFORATION TUNNEL DEPTH - Patent 20070104027 - [ Traducir esta página ]Various systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining the depth of a cavity in a wellbore using the Helmholtz Effect.
www.freepatentsonline.com/y2007/0104027.html - Páginas similares
Más resultados de www.freepatentsonline.com »


--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-11 01:07:48 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

The only solution is use of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBMs) to achieve a time bound programme of tunnel excavation in long reaches. To gain confidence level ...
www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=13712 - 29k - En caché - Páginas similares


eski
Mexico
Local time: 23:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 1112
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thsnk you!
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
test core / test boring / test pit


Explanation:
The above translations come from Robb's diccionario para ingenieros.

You have not provided sufficient context to tell whether the above (and which of them) would be suitable here.

Nikki Graham
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:07
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inspection of tunel coves


Explanation:
maybe you should just keep it simple

xxxbrenda_trans
Local time: 22:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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Changes made by editors
Sep 18, 2008 - Changes made by eski:
Edited KOG entryeski's old entry - ""calas" (inspeccion de las calas del tunel)" => "" Perforations/Excavations/ Borings"
Sep 18, 2008 - Changes made by eski:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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