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上載圧 (jousaiatsu) Japanese meaning: overburden stress | Kotomora

上じょう載さい圧あつ

Meanings

1

overburden stress

Technical term in geology and geotechnical engineering for the vertical stress exerted by overlying rock or soil.

上じょう載さい圧あつが大おおきいほど、地ち層そうの圧あつ密みつが進すすむ。
The greater the overburden stress, the more the strata consolidate.

Kanji

上above, up
載ride, board, get on
圧pressure, push, overwhelm

Etymology

Compound of 上載 (じょうさい, 'overlying') and 圧 (あつ, 'pressure'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.