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Forjado vs. losa

English translation: slab foundation / slab strips


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Spanish term or phrase:Forjado vs. losa
English translation:slab foundation / slab strips
Entered by: Emiliano Pantoja
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09:44 Jan 11, 2012
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: Forjado vs. losa
Se trata de una memoria de calidades para las pistas deportivas de un colegio:

"Soldados: Pavimento de hormigón con dimensiones 50x50x5 cm, en color, sobre FORJADO O LOSA."
Muchas gracias.
laycock
Local time: 06:10
slab foundation / slab strips
Explanation:
on slab foundations or slab strips
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Emiliano Pantoja
Local time: 06:10
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +2on cast-in-situ or pre-cast slabs
Alberto Montpellier
4 +1slab foundation / slab stripsEmiliano Pantoja
3floor structure or slab
Rodrigo Maharg Bravo


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
slab foundation / slab strips


Explanation:
on slab foundations or slab strips

Emiliano Pantoja
Local time: 06:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 24
Grading comment
Muchas gracias a todos.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eski: Claro que también vale. Saludos. eski :))
2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
on cast-in-situ or pre-cast slabs


Explanation:
- cast-in-situ es cuando se forjan o se funden en el lugar (con un encofrado y todo lo demás)
- pre-cast es cuando son prefabricadas en una planta de hormigón o algo parecido

Alberto Montpellier
Cuba
Local time: 00:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 11

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agree  eski
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agree  MPGS: :)
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floor structure or slab


Explanation:
I believe 'forjado' can apply to non-concrete type floor structures:

http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forjado

so in this case I'd go with this. I don't think foundations enter into this.

Rodrigo Maharg Bravo
Ireland
Local time: 05:10
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Changes made by editors
Jan 16 - Changes made by Emiliano Pantoja:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term
Jan 11 - Changes made by Andrés Martínez:
Field (specific)Computers: Systems, Networks => Construction / Civil Engineering


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