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encaje de rasante

04:44 Jan 31, 2018
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: encaje de rasante
"Red de topografía de 1er orden y topografía para diseño:
Concretamente tuvieron que realizar entre otras las tareas de nivelación geométrica, calculo de red, obtención de coordenadas y comprobación, levantamiento de plataforma, encaje de rasante y control de balastro y redacción del informe final."
Sarah Weston
United Kingdom


Summary of answers provided
4levelling
neilmac


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
levelling


Explanation:
Rasante = level
Encajar = to fit
QED.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2018-01-31 09:04:20 GMT)
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Nb: Another option is "grading"...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2018-01-31 09:04:52 GMT)
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Cf. previous glossay entries for "rasante"...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2018-01-31 09:05:18 GMT)
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Oops, "glossary" :)

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Note added at 7 hrs (2018-01-31 12:29:41 GMT)
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PS: If for some reason you feel you really need to use a double-barrelled term like the original, you could use "grade levelling" or "gradient levelling"...

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Note added at 7 hrs (2018-01-31 12:31:14 GMT)
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http://www.alfix.com/files/pdf/pdf_printfiler_gb/gb_pi_0.011...

https://www.intrepid-geophysics.com/ig/index.php?page=all-mo...


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neilmac
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neutral  Neil Ashby: I don't quite follow, why level a gradient? Isn't it supposed to have a specific slope? Isn't "gradient levelling" an oxymoron? Just want to learn, not question.
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