Trazado

18:14 Aug 15, 2020
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering
Spanish term or phrase: Trazado
Hi guys,

This is referring to designing/building railway and metro systems and appears as follows:

"trazado y movimiento de tierras"

I see "layout" is the most common translation, but "routing" just sounds much more natural.

What would be the most common term in this context?

Thanks!
Nick
Nicholas Isard
Spain
Local time: 11:59


Summary of answers provided
3 +1layout
Althea Draper
4route and earthworks
Antonella Perazzoni
3Plotting and moving land
Robert Copeland


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Plotting and moving land


Explanation:
Plotting is commonly used

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3CP Curve Plotting Tool for Model Railways
www.3cp-tools.co.uk/images/how 3cp works/3CP_instructions_8.pdf
3CP Curve Plotting Tool for Model Railways Introduction - What is 3CP 3CP (3-point Curve Plotter) is a precise and unique mechanical curve plotting tool used for plotting and forming realistic looking track curvature for OO scale model railways. 3CP is quick and easy to use, forming accurate alignment along the planned route without relying

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Without more context, this is an idea for you!!

Robert Copeland
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layout


Explanation:
MEng Civil Engineering summer placement case study at Amey - quote from student below. Also below, a study on layout planning in large earthmoving projects. Both refer to roads but this Network Rail release refers to the "Proposed end state track layout" (https://www.networkrail.co.uk/running-the-railway/our-routes... ), and this one from Trimble Railway solutions also refers to layout rather than routing, "solutions for building construction include layout and information
management tools for interior and exterior trades". (https://trimble-railway.com/en/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/20... ). I believe it's to do with the actual layout of the site rather than just the route the tracks/roads take (unless the conext your text has suggests otherwise).

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(forgive the spelling - context not conext!)

Example sentence(s):
  • Within my role at Amey I helped on small scheme work for Bedfordshire Highways, which included design and assessment of highways structures, road layouts, retaining walls, bridge detailing and drainage.
  • GIS Method for Haul Road Layout Planning in Large Earthmoving Projects: Framework and Analysis

    Reference: http://www.plymouth.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/meng-civil-a...
    Reference: http://ascelibrary.org/doi/10.1061/%28ASCE%29CO.1943-7862.00...
Althea Draper
United Kingdom
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agree  philgoddard: Or routing.
14 hrs
  -> Thanks Phil.
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route and earthworks


Explanation:
I attach the Cambridgeshire Metro proposal as reference

Example sentence(s):
  • Newmarket West curve, the route and earthworks of which must be protected until it is brought back into use

    https://www.railfuture.org.uk/east/docs/Railfuture-East-Anglia-2017-05-17-Cambridgeshire-Metro-proposal.pdf
Antonella Perazzoni
Argentina
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