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método de ajuste cuadrado de encofrado

English translation: square timber support

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Spanish term or phrase:método de ajuste cuadrado de encofrado con vigas de madera
English translation:square timber support
Entered by: Joshua Parker

01:48 Jun 21, 2019
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Tunnel construction/mines in Mexico
Spanish term or phrase: método de ajuste cuadrado de encofrado
No obstante, al igual que Ruffini, algunos integrantes de los núcleos familiares de los Prevedel, los Menghini y los Zueck, pronto ocuparon puestos administrativos dentro de la minera y/o iniciaron negocios como pequeños empresarios, mientras que otros fueron capacitados por la misma empresa [a mining company] para laborar como carpinteros en el nuevo **método de ajuste cuadrado de encofrado** con vigas de madera que revestían los túneles. [End of section]

This appears in an academic paper on migration by Italian workers to the mines of Coahuila, Mexico, in the late 19th/early 20th centuries.

I don't normally work in technical translations and know next to nothing about engineering, so this has thrown me a bit. If my understanding is correct, they're talking about the framework they used to dig out the tunnels, but I don't understand the "ajuste cuadrado" bit, or what it involves (which may also help me decide between "joiners" and "carpenters").
For what it's worth, my attempt at the last part so far is:
... while others were trained by the same company to work as joiners using the new square adjustment method to build the framework with wooden beams that lined the tunnels.

... but I'm really not sure. I'd appreciate some input from someone with experience in this field.
Into U.S. English.
Joshua Parker
Mexico
Local time: 02:27
shuttering square adjustment method / square adjustment method for formwork
Explanation:
https://www.lexico.com/en-es/translate/shuttering

I have no personal experience on the matter, but I give you my input in case it is of any help and/or someone with know-how in the matter may shed some light.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formwork




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Note added at 12 days (2019-07-03 16:45:09 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome, Joshua.
I would assume that the "método de ajuste" will be implied, somehow, in the overall context.
¡Saludos cordiales!
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JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 02:27
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Hi John, thanks for your input, and sorry for the delay; I was waiting for a response from the client and got sidetracked with another project.
The client/author told me to leave this part simply as "square timber support (for mining tunnels)" although I'm not sure this accounts for the "método de ajuste" part, which is what I was struggling with. ¡Saludos!
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shuttering square adjustment method / square adjustment method for formwork


Explanation:
https://www.lexico.com/en-es/translate/shuttering

I have no personal experience on the matter, but I give you my input in case it is of any help and/or someone with know-how in the matter may shed some light.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formwork




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Note added at 12 days (2019-07-03 16:45:09 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome, Joshua.
I would assume that the "método de ajuste" will be implied, somehow, in the overall context.
¡Saludos cordiales!

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 02:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 20
Grading comment
Hi John, thanks for your input, and sorry for the delay; I was waiting for a response from the client and got sidetracked with another project.
The client/author told me to leave this part simply as "square timber support (for mining tunnels)" although I'm not sure this accounts for the "método de ajuste" part, which is what I was struggling with. ¡Saludos!
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks, John. I think you're on the right track. We'll wait and see if anybody else is able to weigh in.

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