Sengkang
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Indonesian•1 meaning found
Noun
A word that functions as the name of a specific object or set of objects, such as living creatures, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.
A steel bar or “stirrup” installed circling the main concrete reinforcement to resist shear and torsion forces.
sengkang
Standard form in civil engineering terminology.
The term sengkang is a loanword from Malay referring to an object that is transverse or binding. In the construction industry, this term describes the stirrups or what is technically known as begel. The use of this term is common in Indonesian civil engineering to define the binding element of steel reinforcement to ensure that concrete structures have resistance against lateral loads or torsion.
Pekerja sedang memasang sengkang pada tulangan kolom agar struktur beton lebih kuat terhadap beban.
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