Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
cochados y paladas
English translation:
barrowloads / cartloads and shovels / shovelfuls
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Paulette Romero
Apr 28, 2017 00:07
7 yrs ago
Spanish term
Colombia
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cochados y paladas
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Para la preparación de un metro cúbico de LODOS o “MULCH”, se necesita lo siguiente: 1 m3 de tierra negra y /o mezclada con biosólido (8 COCHADOS de 24 a 30 PALADAS)
I need help with these two terms. Thanks!
I need help with these two terms. Thanks!
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| 4 +2 | barrowloads / cartloads and shovels / shovelfuls |
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barrowloads / cartloads and shovels / shovelfuls
(These two terms should really be separate questions.)
I have found two definitions of "cochado" in Columbian sources, one referring to coal in mining and the other to sand in construction:
"COCHADO: Una carga de carbón en coches (carros) que se emplean para transportarlo del interior de la mina"
http://repositorio.artesaniasdecolombia.com.co/bitstream/001... (foot of p. 19 = p. 21 of file)
"8.6.2.4 Cochado
Cantidad de mezcla contenido en el vehículo manual de transporte dentro de la obra, denominado coche. Se aplica también al proceso de transporte del concreto o del mortero en coches"
https://sistemamid.com/panel/uploads/biblioteca/2014-05-28_0... (p. 150)
The second of these implies that a "coche" here is a barrow or cart, so a "cochado" is a barrowload or cartload.
"Palada" is very widely used and means the quantity of material that fits in a "pala" or shovel; so it's a shovelful, or just a shovel, of material.
I think these meanings fit the quantities indicated; 24-30 shovels per barrowload and 8 barrowloads per cubic metre.
As a very rough guide, a cubic yard is around 150 shovels, according to this page:
http://www.justanswer.com/home-improvement/0teb6-hand-shovel...
Since a cubic metre is 1.3 cubic yards, a cubic metre will be around 200 shovels. 8 barrowloads at 24-30 shovels each makes 192-240 shovels. So the figures are of the right order.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2017-04-28 05:04:58 GMT)
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Sorry: Colombian, not Columbian!
I have found two definitions of "cochado" in Columbian sources, one referring to coal in mining and the other to sand in construction:
"COCHADO: Una carga de carbón en coches (carros) que se emplean para transportarlo del interior de la mina"
http://repositorio.artesaniasdecolombia.com.co/bitstream/001... (foot of p. 19 = p. 21 of file)
"8.6.2.4 Cochado
Cantidad de mezcla contenido en el vehículo manual de transporte dentro de la obra, denominado coche. Se aplica también al proceso de transporte del concreto o del mortero en coches"
https://sistemamid.com/panel/uploads/biblioteca/2014-05-28_0... (p. 150)
The second of these implies that a "coche" here is a barrow or cart, so a "cochado" is a barrowload or cartload.
"Palada" is very widely used and means the quantity of material that fits in a "pala" or shovel; so it's a shovelful, or just a shovel, of material.
I think these meanings fit the quantities indicated; 24-30 shovels per barrowload and 8 barrowloads per cubic metre.
As a very rough guide, a cubic yard is around 150 shovels, according to this page:
http://www.justanswer.com/home-improvement/0teb6-hand-shovel...
Since a cubic metre is 1.3 cubic yards, a cubic metre will be around 200 shovels. 8 barrowloads at 24-30 shovels each makes 192-240 shovels. So the figures are of the right order.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2017-04-28 05:04:58 GMT)
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Sorry: Colombian, not Columbian!
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