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せん断抵抗角 (せんだんていこうかく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

せん断だん抵てい抗こう角かく

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Meanings

1

angle of shearing resistance

Technical term in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering; refers to the angle whose tangent is the coefficient of internal friction of a soil.

砂さ質しつ土どのせん断だん抵てい抗こう角かくは、一いっ般ぱんに30度どから

40

度ど

の

範はん

囲い

に

ある

。

The angle of shearing resistance of sandy soils is generally in the range of 30 to 40 degrees.

Kanji

断severance, decline, refuse
抵resist, reach, touch
抗confront, resist, defy
角angle, corner, square
剪clip, snip, cut

Related words

内ない部ぶ摩ま擦さつ角かく
Often used interchangeably with せん断抵抗角 in soil mechanics, though 内部摩擦角 strictly refers to the angle of internal friction.

Built from

せん断だん+抵てい抗こう+

Written forms

せん断だん抵てい抗こう角かく
Standard kanji spelling for this technical term.
剪せん断だん抵てい抗こう角かく
Alternate kanji form using 剪 instead of せん; less common but still used in technical contexts.

Etymology

Compound of せん断 (shearing) + 抵抗 (resistance) + 角 (angle).

角かく