Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
backstress
Spanish translation:
contrapeso
Added to glossary by
Yazmin Osoyo
Jul 6, 2006 23:38
17 yrs ago
English term
Mexico
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backstress
English to Spanish
Tech/Engineering
Construction / Civil Engineering
concrete
It is required that the anchorage at the non-stressing-end be installed to a force equal to 80% of the ultimate strength of the strand. This stressing should be accomplished by backstressing, using a temporary slotted steel plate against the column face.
Proposed translations
(Spanish)
| 4 +1 | contrapeso |
Enrique Espinosa
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| 5 | contratensión |
Miguel Orlandini
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Proposed translations
+1
3 hrs
Enrique Espinosa
Native in Spanish
Earth Sciences translations
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Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
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contrapeso
Un contrapeso contra la cara de la columna a efecto de lograr la tensión deseada...
suerte!
suerte!
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1 day 13 hrs
Miguel Orlandini
Native in Spanish
Works in field
Spanish language expertise
Native in: Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Italian to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish
contratensión
contrapeso = Counterweight
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