psicutrinius May 23, 2013:

Well, James... ..that's clear now. Most civil servants will -usually- not be guilty, ever, of over-exertion... or of writing anything other than bureaucratese.

James Arthur Williamson (asker) May 23, 2013:

@ psicutrinius: Yes, it's from a public authority RFQ and they have their code with which they expect all engineers to be familiar. A good example of non-translation oriented authoring! Thanks again to everyone.

psicutrinius May 23, 2013:

Agree with Taña and Cristina Plus, I am afraid the author could have been a bit less sparing with his/her typing.

Taña Dalglish May 23, 2013:

@ James You are welcome. You may also wish to consult a few entries in the ProZ glossary (here):

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/construction_ci...
Spanish term or phrase: bovedilla
English translation: (precast concrete or clay filler) block or pot
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/spanish_to_english/construction_ci...
GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
Spanish term or phrase: bovedilla
English translation: joists filler block

Cristina Gonzalez May 23, 2013:

I agree with Taña. It's definitely bovedillas de hormigón.

James Arthur Williamson (asker) May 23, 2013:

Thank you very much Taña. I can always rely on you!

Taña Dalglish May 23, 2013:

@ James BOV. HOR. > bovedillas de hormigón
http://www.juntadeandalucia.es/viviendayordenaciondelterrito...
05FUA00002 m2 FORJADO VIG. AUTORR. ARM. PRETEN. BOV. HOR. (HA-25). Forjado unidireccional de hormigón armado HA-25/P/20/IIa, consistencia plástica y tamaño máximo del árido 20 mm, canto de 25+5 cm e intereje de 70 cm, con viguetas autorresistentes de armaduras pretensadas, bovedillas de hormigón, armaduras complementarias con acero B 500 S, mallazo electrosoldado B 500 T, capa de compresión de 5 cm, incluso p.p. de macizado de apoyos, encofrados complementarios, apeos, desencofrado, vibrado y curado; construido según EFHE, EHE y NCSR-02. Medido de fuera a fuera deduciendo huecos mayores de 1 m2.

HTH!