tieyksikkölaskelma

English translation: road unit estimation

06:47 Aug 21, 2011
Finnish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / Surveying
Finnish term or phrase: tieyksikkölaskelma
context: suorittaa yksityistien tieyksikkölaskelmia

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Spencer
Spencer Allman
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:10
English translation:road unit estimation
Explanation:
Road construction unit costs are estimated by dividing the machine rates by the production rates for the various activities involved in road construction. The road construction activities considered here are surveying, clearing and grubbing, excavation, surfacing, and drainage.
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Arja Whiteside (X)
Local time: 17:10
Grading comment
Yes I added 'cost'


thanks to everyone, though!
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1road unit estimation
Arja Whiteside (X)
3road [maintenance] unit cost calculation
Hannele Marttila
3road maintenance costs allocation table
Timo Lehtilä
3 -1assessment of a road division charging regime
Outi Pollari


  

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road [maintenance] unit cost calculation


Explanation:
Not my area, but if you search in Finnish you get unit cost statement for road maintenance.


    Reference: http://lyhytpera.nettisivu.org/files/2010/06/tieyksikkolaske...
Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:10
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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assessment of a road division charging regime


Explanation:
Maybe "tieyksikkö" could be translated as "road division" (I found the word "division" in road maintenance context at the following address http://ceres.ca.gov/planning/financing/chap3.html.

A Finnish reference source www.kvarnby.fi/pdf/tieyksikkolaskelma2011.pdf

Outi Pollari
Finland
Local time: 17:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish

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disagree  Hannele Marttila: Not a division. A unit.
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road unit estimation


Explanation:
Road construction unit costs are estimated by dividing the machine rates by the production rates for the various activities involved in road construction. The road construction activities considered here are surveying, clearing and grubbing, excavation, surfacing, and drainage.

Arja Whiteside (X)
Local time: 17:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 15
Grading comment
Yes I added 'cost'


thanks to everyone, though!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Desmond O'Rourke
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neutral  Hannele Marttila: I'd still add "cost" somewhere...
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road maintenance costs allocation table


Explanation:
This is what the unclear (at least for me) Finnish term 'tieyksikkölaskelma' seams to mean.

'Laskelma' basically means just 'calculation, estimation', but here, and quite often elsewhere, it means the tabled results of calculations, and therefore just 'table' is an appropriate expression.

Timo Lehtilä
Finland
Local time: 17:10
Native speaker of: Finnish
PRO pts in category: 29
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