colocar en dilatación

English translation: using expansion joints

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Spanish term or phrase:	colocar en dilatación
English translation:	using expansion joints
Entered by:	Martin Boyd

19:56 Oct 19, 2012

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Spanish term or phrase: colocar en dilatación

From the description of a renovation project on an old building in Spain, this sentence deals with the installation of a concrete slab:

"Se ha previsto liberar de cargas a las bóvedas **colocando en dilatación** y superiormente a ellas una losa de hormigón armado que traslade las cargas de la planta baja directamente a los muros de carga del sótano"

I'm wondering if "dilatación" here just means that the slab will be fitted with an expansion joint, or if it has some other meaning. Suggestions welcome!

Martin Boyd KudoZ activity Questions: 206 (5 open) (5 without valid answers) (29 closed without grading) Answers: 110 Canada
Local time: 22:17

using isolation joints

Explanation:
Las juntas en una losa o pavimento de concreto tiene como finalidad la de permitir los movimientos del concreto y evitar las fisuras irregulares y caprichosas, que se producen como consecuencia de (1) asentamientos, (2) retracción del concreto,(3) cambios de temperatura y (4) esfuerzos debidos a cargas aplicadas.
Hay tres tipos de juntas: juntas de dilatación o aislamiento, juntas de contracción y juntas de construcción.
http://www.construccion-civil.com/2011/03/que-son-las-juntas...

www.cement.org › ... › FAQsShareA: Isolation/Expansion Joints: Isolation joints are used to relieve flexural ... were placed between two buildings, an expansion joint should be placed adjacent to ...

www.cadman.com/section.asp?pageid=3167ShareControl (contraction) joint – These joints are constructed to create planes of weakness so that cracks will occur at the desired location. Isolation (expansion) ...

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Rosa Paredes
Canada
Local time: 22:17

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Thanks, Rosa! You confirmed my suspicions.
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using isolation joints

Rosa Paredes
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Thanks, Rosa! You confirmed my suspicions.

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