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acanaladuras de alojamiento

English translation: seating grooves

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Spanish term or phrase:	acanaladuras de alojamiento
English translation:	seating grooves
Entered by:	AFerroni

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11:25 May 2, 2009

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Spanish term or phrase: acanaladuras de alojamiento

Hello,
Any ideas on the above phrase dealing with gaskets and tunnel building? El perfil se fabrica con ángulo de 15° tal como se requiere en el diseño de las acanaladuras de alojamiento en las dovelas. Thanks in advance.

AFerroni KudoZ activity Questions: 217 (none open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 24 Spain
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seating grooves

Explanation:
http://dictionary.reverso.net/spanish-english/acanaladura
acanaladura sf (=canal) groove, furrow, (Arquit) fluting

It sounds like the angle of the component has to be 15° to fit into the seating/alignment groove of the receiving arch segment that it fits into.