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includes for the weighing of all pallets

English translation: allows for

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English term or phrase:includes for the weighing of all pallets
Selected answer:allows for
Entered by: Maria San Martin

18:25 Nov 13, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / racking system . Meaning of a sentence
English term or phrase: includes for the weighing of all pallets
Hello everyone,

I have just bumped into a sentence, which I believe does not make much sense.

The sentence is as follows:

"If a crane-operated warehousing system includes for the weighing of all pallets and the rejection of all pallets weighing more than the design load of the rack, the load factor for unit loads may be reduced to 1.3"

So, what would be the condition for reducing the load factor of the unit loads (pallets)?

Thank you so much for your help!!
Maria San Martin
Local time: 18:09
allows for
Explanation:
I'm pretty sure the writer has slipped up here; it's a mistake I've seen on more than one occasion, that "includes" has been used instead of "allows for". Another possibility is that (s)he has just left out "is calculated".

If you read it that way, it does make sense - to put it in longhand:

If a crane-operated warehousing system is calculated to include /(or) take account of the weighing of all pallets and the rejection of all pallets weighing more than the design load of the rack, the load factor for unit loads may be reduced to 1.3
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David Moore (X)
Local time: 18:09
Grading comment
muchas gracias!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +5allows for
David Moore (X)
3 +1sorting out of the pallets that are overweight
Julia Bogdan Rollo (X)


  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
allows for


Explanation:
I'm pretty sure the writer has slipped up here; it's a mistake I've seen on more than one occasion, that "includes" has been used instead of "allows for". Another possibility is that (s)he has just left out "is calculated".

If you read it that way, it does make sense - to put it in longhand:

If a crane-operated warehousing system is calculated to include /(or) take account of the weighing of all pallets and the rejection of all pallets weighing more than the design load of the rack, the load factor for unit loads may be reduced to 1.3

David Moore (X)
Local time: 18:09
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
muchas gracias!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dave Calderhead: include taking account of the weighing ... or to take account
9 mins
agree  Will Matter
54 mins
agree  Alfa Trans (X)
1 hr
agree  Robert Fox
1 hr
agree  Richard Benham: Actually, if you leave out "for" in the original sentence, it's not too bad either.
2 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
sorting out of the pallets that are overweight


Explanation:
The sentence means that if the system includes a sort method that would reject all pallets that are overweight, the amount of space that the other pallets would use would go down. When a ship (for example) is loaded, there is a certain amount of space that needs to be allocated when loading it. That space would be streamlined and lessened if all of the pallets/containers were to weigh a certain amount or less. The load factor is the percentage of space that each pallet uses compared to the total space allocated for pallets.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Load_factor
    Reference: http://www.port-of-charleston.com/online_tools/glossary.asp?...
Julia Bogdan Rollo (X)
United States
Local time: 09:09
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Will Matter: Also acceptable.
46 mins
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