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ركائز

English translation: piles

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Arabic term or phrase:ركائز
English translation:piles

13:06 Mar 5, 2011
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2011-03-08 13:54:16 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Arabic to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Arabic term or phrase: ركائز
2- أن تكون الشدات والركائز والأربطة متزنة للمحافظة على وضع العناصر الخرسانية في مكانها الصحيح وكذلك بالقطاعات الصحيحة المصممة على أساسها .
Neveen Abdallah
Local time: 17:56
piles
Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...
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Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 17:56
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1supports, props
Mona Helal
4 +1piles
Nadia Ayoub
5Props / Scaffolding
Khalid Jarrar
3Substrates
Morano El-Kholy


  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
piles


Explanation:
http://www.google.com.eg/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&...

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 17:56
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 120
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ali Alsaqqa: Very Very Fast :P
0 min
  -> Many thanks Gheed & Ali :)
agree  Ziad Alghamdi: a concrete pile
23 hrs
  -> Many thanks Ziad :)
disagree  Khalid Jarrar: raka2iz = piles only in the context of foundations, not concrete pouring.
16 days
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
supports, props


Explanation:
supports, props

Mona Helal
Local time: 01:56
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Khalid Jarrar: Good Technicality ya Mona:)
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Substrates


Explanation:
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Morano El-Kholy
Egypt
Local time: 17:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 10
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16 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Props / Scaffolding


Explanation:
These are the items required to keep the formwork in place when pouring concrete, in case of walls/colums (any vertical concrete building) it would be mainly props (used diagonally), in case of floors it would props or scaffolding.

Khalid Jarrar
Jordan
Local time: 18:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
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