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cates alternades

English translation: bore holes

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Catalan term or phrase:cates alternades
English translation:bore holes
Entered by: Alan Thompson

18:15 Jun 2, 2005
Catalan to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Construction
Catalan term or phrase: cates alternades
[...] recalçar la paret seguint el sistema tradicional anomenat de "cates alternades", les quals es feren per cates 1,5 m separades entre elles per uns 3 m, tornant al principi en un procès rotatori fins que finalment s'aconsegueix la continuïtat del recalçament de la paret.

Description of a method of underpinning a wall.
Alan Thompson
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:08
bore holes
Explanation:
After discussing this with our local builder, and a local plumber, it seems that "cates" are bore holes. They are most often used to find leaks apparently. Dug at certain distances apart, they reveal whether the ground is dry or moist and so point to where a leak is.

I guess here it means that bore holes are dug to ensure that the foundations for the wall are sound. Or if the wall is already built, then they are to ensure that the ground beneath it is not becoming damp, etc.

The "alternades" simply refers to the fact that they are spaced out at regular intervals apparently.
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Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 06:08
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That's brilliant, Berni, you're a star. Thank you for going to all this trouble to research the term.
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Explanation:
After discussing this with our local builder, and a local plumber, it seems that "cates" are bore holes. They are most often used to find leaks apparently. Dug at certain distances apart, they reveal whether the ground is dry or moist and so point to where a leak is.

I guess here it means that bore holes are dug to ensure that the foundations for the wall are sound. Or if the wall is already built, then they are to ensure that the ground beneath it is not becoming damp, etc.

The "alternades" simply refers to the fact that they are spaced out at regular intervals apparently.

Berni Armstrong
Spain
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
That's brilliant, Berni, you're a star. Thank you for going to all this trouble to research the term.
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