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cuña

English translation: breaking wedge

17:56 Jan 17, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: cuña
Hi,

I'd appreciate your help with this term.

Context is:
"La voladura de la torre de gasificación se tumbó en la dirección deseada gracias a la cuña generada por el explosivo"

Thanks,

Robert
Robert Mavros
Spain
Local time: 14:14
English translation:breaking wedge
Explanation:
Breaking wedge is the section of building that will be removed by a controlled blast when demolishing a building. My suggested translation would be: "The tower fell in the right direction thanks to the breaking wedge generated by the blast."
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Daniel Watson
Spain
Local time: 15:14
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breaking wedge


Explanation:
Breaking wedge is the section of building that will be removed by a controlled blast when demolishing a building. My suggested translation would be: "The tower fell in the right direction thanks to the breaking wedge generated by the blast."

Example sentence(s):
  • The \'breaking wedge\' is the section of the structural elements of the construction that we should remove so that the center of mass of the building moves from its equilibrium position and resulted in the overturning of the set.

    Reference: http://www.interempresas.net/ObrasPublicas/Articulos/44208-D...
Daniel Watson
Spain
Local time: 15:14
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: I'm not totally sure about this because your reference is a bad machine translation, but it makes sense.
13 mins
agree  Martha Schwan: Good
1 hr
agree  neilmac
14 hrs
agree  cranesfreak
3 days 4 hrs
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