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13:35 Jan 9, 2012
Spanish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: planchas/ canelizaciones
From a newspaper article about Madrid Rio, a project to build a park on land reclaimed by burying a major road. The full phrase is:

Lo que ahora parece un sinuoso entorno natural de árboles, presas y senderos no es más que “una ficción” sobre planchas de túneles y esconde, en realidad, un sinfín de salidas de emergencia, canalizaciones, instalaciones eléctricas y torres de ventilación con las que el proyecto tuvo que "negociar."

Does anyone know what the 'planchas' could refer to? Are they some kind of metal plate? I'm also having some difficuly with canalizaciones. Would they be channels for water or for something else?

Thanks
HannahSullivan


Summary of answers provided
5pre-cast concrete sections / installations
Kevin G


  

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pre-cast concrete sections / installations


Explanation:
"Planchas de túnel" refers to pre-cast concrete sections used for building tunnels. They are employed using a method known in English as "cut and cover". The most usual method is to dig a trench and fill it with the pre-cast concrete sections; soil is then piled on top of the tunnel sections. A proz question already exists (see reference URL from a long time ago!)

"Canelizaciones" refers to the drainage network (pipes) and/or the electrical and communications network (cables). A general term in English is "installations" or you could be more specific and use "drainage and electrical installations".

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