Glossary entry

Dutch term or phrase:

plaatmoment

English translation:

slab moment

Added to glossary by Christopher Smith (X)
May 2, 2008 11:02
16 yrs ago
Dutch term

plaatmoment

Dutch to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
This is from a report about stresses on engineering structures (e.g. bridges) caused by longer, heavier goods vehicles (LHV). The sentence in question reads: "Op basis van deze informatie zijn de volgende gemiddelde plaatmomenten [kNm/m] in de middendoorsnede van de constructie berekend."
Proposed translations (English)
3 slab moment

Discussion

Christopher Smith (X) (asker) May 2, 2008:
Additional info The bridge in question is made of steel. A sentence further on says that 2 organisations also calculated .."momenten aan de rand van de plaat", so it may simply be that they are referring to the bridge surface.

Proposed translations

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slab moment

I expect this to be a FEM/FEA (finite element method analysis) calculation.

e.g.
PII: 0045-7949(95)00037-H
FEM analysis of bridge girder-diaphragm interaction .... At point A, the positive slab moment (tension on. bottom) increases by approximately ...
linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/004579499500037H
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