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塑性限界 (そせいげんかい) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

塑そ性せい限げん界かい

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Meanings

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plastic limit

Technical term in soil mechanics and materials science: the water content at which a soil or material transitions from a plastic to a semisolid state.

塑そ性せい限げん界かいは、土つちの工こう学がく的てき性せい質しつを評ひょう価か

する

重じゅう

要よう

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指し

標ひょう

です

。

The plastic limit is an important index for evaluating the engineering properties of soil.

Kanji

塑model, molding
性sex, gender, nature
限limit, restrict, to best of ability
界world, boundary

Related words

液えき性せい限げん界かい
Liquid limit: the water content at which soil behavior changes from plastic to liquid. Together with the plastic limit, it defines the plasticity index.
塑そ性せい指し数すう
Plasticity index: the numerical difference between the liquid limit and the plastic limit, indicating the range of water content where the soil is plastic.

Built from

塑そ性せい+限げん界かい

Etymology

Compound of 塑性 (plasticity) and 限界 (limit). The term is a direct translation of the English 'plastic limit' used in geotechnical engineering.