cochados y paladas
English translation: barrowloads / cartloads and shovels / shovelfuls
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peer agreement (net): +2barrowloads / cartloads and shovels / shovelfuls Explanation: (These two terms should really be separate questions.) I have found two definitions of "cochado" in Columbian sources, one referring to coal in mining and the other to sand in construction: "COCHADO: Una carga de carbón en coches (carros) que se emplean para transportarlo del interior de la mina" http://repositorio.artesaniasdecolombia.com.co/bitstream/001... (foot of p. 19 = p. 21 of file) "8.6.2.4 Cochado Cantidad de mezcla contenido en el vehículo manual de transporte dentro de la obra, denominado coche. Se aplica también al proceso de transporte del concreto o del mortero en coches" https://sistemamid.com/panel/uploads/biblioteca/2014-05-28_0... (p. 150) The second of these implies that a "coche" here is a barrow or cart, so a "cochado" is a barrowload or cartload. "Palada" is very widely used and means the quantity of material that fits in a "pala" or shovel; so it's a shovelful, or just a shovel, of material. I think these meanings fit the quantities indicated; 24-30 shovels per barrowload and 8 barrowloads per cubic metre. As a very rough guide, a cubic yard is around 150 shovels, according to this page: http://www.justanswer.com/home-improvement/0teb6-hand-shovel... Since a cubic metre is 1.3 cubic yards, a cubic metre will be around 200 shovels. 8 barrowloads at 24-30 shovels each makes 192-240 shovels. So the figures are of the right order. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2017-04-28 05:04:58 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry: Colombian, not Columbian! |
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