"calas" (inspeccion de las calas del tunel)
English translation: " Perforations/Excavations/ Borings
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| 22:41 Sep 10, 2008 |
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|  Selected response from: eski Mexico Local time: 14:49 | ||||||
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| 4 | bays |
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| 4 | " Excavations" |
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| 4 | " Perforations/Excavations/ Borings |
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| 3 | test core / test boring / test pit |
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| 3 | inspection of tunel coves |
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| 2 | inlets |
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14 mins confidence: 
inlets Explanation: it may mean this (calas=coves) Flow rates indicated contributions to channel storm hydrographs. The results, together with an inventory of tunnel **inlets** and outlets, suggest that about 10 per cent of the total water flow in the catchment may be routed through tunnel systems. http://www.cababstractsplus.org/google/abstract.asp?AcNo=198... |
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20 mins confidence:
| \"calas\" (inspeccion de las calas del tunel) bays Explanation: those side bays used for safety purposes |
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2 hrs confidence:
" Excavations" Explanation: Consider: The excavations made at the site consisted of fifteen separate pits and ... sitos para hacer calas y cortes con fines de buscar la estratigrafia que acusara ... links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0002-7316(194307)9:1%3C33:EEETCM%3E2.0.CO;2-H - Páginas similares de E Noguera - 1943 - Citado por 3 - Artículos relacionados |
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2 hrs confidence:
" Perforations/Excavations/ Borings Explanation: Consider: Back then, there was no such thing as a tunnel-boring machine. ... “Right now we have four tunnel borings: two machines here, one for the Second Avenue ... ny.metro.us/metro/local/article/Down_in_the_hole/10680.html - 11k - En caché - Páginas similares -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-11 01:06:15 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- TOOL FOR MEASURING PERFORATION TUNNEL DEPTH - Patent 20070104027 - [ Traducir esta página ]Various systems and methods are disclosed herein for determining the depth of a cavity in a wellbore using the Helmholtz Effect. www.freepatentsonline.com/y2007/0104027.html - Páginas similares Más resultados de www.freepatentsonline.com » -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-09-11 01:07:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- The only solution is use of Tunnel Boring Machine (TBMs) to achieve a time bound programme of tunnel excavation in long reaches. To gain confidence level ... www.projectsmonitor.com/detailnews.asp?newsid=13712 - 29k - En caché - Páginas similares |
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13 hrs confidence:
test core / test boring / test pit Explanation: The above translations come from Robb's diccionario para ingenieros. You have not provided sufficient context to tell whether the above (and which of them) would be suitable here. |
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22 hrs confidence:
inspection of tunel coves Explanation: maybe you should just keep it simple |
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