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せん断破壊 (sendanhakai) Japanese meaning: shear failure | Kotomora

せん断だん破は壊かい

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Meanings

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shear failure

Technical term in materials science and engineering for failure caused by shear stress.

この材ざい料りょうはせん断だん破は壊かいを起おこしやすい。

This material is prone to shear failure.

せん断だん破は壊かいのメカニズムを解かい析せきした。

We analyzed the mechanism of shear failure.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
破rend, rip, tear
壊demolition, break, destroy
剪clip, snip, cut

Related words

せん断だん
せん断 means 'shear' or 'shearing', while せん断破壊 specifically refers to the failure resulting from shear.
破は壊かい
破壊 is a general term for 'destruction' or 'breakage'; せん断破壊 is a specific type of failure.

Built from

せん断だん+破は壊かい

Written forms

せん断だん破は壊かい
Standard technical spelling using せん断 for 'shear'.
剪せん断だん破は壊かい
Alternate kanji form using 剪断; less common in modern technical writing.

Etymology

Compound of せん断 (shear) and 破壊 (failure, destruction).