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base mat

English translation: a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building

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English term or phrase:base mat
Selected answer:a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building
Entered by: Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani

21:25 Jul 27, 2016
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Geology
English term or phrase: base mat
For approximately the same epicentral distance and distance from fault rupture (about 200 km), the base mat motions recorded at the two plants, Fukushima Daiichi and Daini (only 10 km apart), are significantly different.


This is sometimes written as basemat. There are many instances of base mat on TEPCO's website.
http://www.tepco.co.jp/en/press/corp-com/release/08052202-e....

You can also use Google:
https://www.google.com/search?q=basemat definition&oq=basema...
Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Türkiye
Local time: 13:19
a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building
Explanation:
Or *you* can use google:p

3rd meaning in Merriam-Webster.

And tons of other Google results.
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Jörgen Slet
Estonia
Local time: 13:19
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +5a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building
Jörgen Slet


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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
a large slab usually of reinforced concrete used as the supporting base of a building


Explanation:
Or *you* can use google:p

3rd meaning in Merriam-Webster.

And tons of other Google results.


    Reference: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mat
Jörgen Slet
Estonia
Local time: 13:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EstonianEstonian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronika McLaren: indeed!
47 mins
  -> quite!
agree  Port City
2 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Daryo: happens also to be rather self-explanatory! If you have worked with architects few months, it helps also ...
4 hrs
  -> not to a non-native, I suspect. I had to google:)
agree  Yasutomo Kanazawa
7 hrs
  -> どうも
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: nice to see someone who knows how to Gooogle:-)
12 hrs
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