Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Feb 12, 2012 22:14
12 yrs ago
Japanese term
転倒モメント
Japanese to English
Tech/Engineering
Geography
Seismic Engineering
転倒モメントによる転倒条件
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | buckling moment |
Jeffrey Slenker
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| 4 +1 | overturning moment |
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
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| 1 | tipping moment |
Maynard Hogg
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Proposed translations
19 mins
Jeffrey Slenker
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
8 years in Japan; education at Waseda U
Native in: English 
Works in: Japanese to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
buckling moment
It appears that the Katakana should have had a dash after "mo".
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/japanese_to_english/construction_c...
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/japanese_to_english/construction_c...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
2 hrs
Soonthon LUPKITARO(Ph.D.)
Thailand
Thailand
Thailand
EN-TH-JP: large volume tech/buzz/legal
Native in: Thai
Works in: English to Thai, Japanese to Thai, Thai to English, and 8 more.
Related KudoZ points
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10
overturning moment
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Maynard Hogg
: Topple fits the context better. 転倒 means fall down (person), fall over (tree), etc. Overturn is usually 転覆.
1 day 10 hrs
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| agree |
grooble
: I like "overturning moment" here. It seems like an accepted physics/engineering term. http://bit.ly/yqBlsD this dictionary has no tipping, toppling or buckling moment.
2 days 3 hrs
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| agree |
Harumi Uemura
4 days
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1 day 13 hrs
tipping moment
Since 転倒 means a person falling down/over, I gather that here it refers to a building or other structure tipping over—i.e. falling out of vertical equilibrium so that it topples over or collapses.
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