pelat injak

Indonesian

Etymology

Compound of pelat (“plate”) +‎ injak (“to step”).

Noun

pelat injak (plural pelat-pelat injak)

1. (construction, engineering) transition slab: a reinforced concrete slab that connects a bridge to a road or embankment which rests on the ground of the extrados of the abutment and is heavily compacted to withstand vertical actions.

Further reading

• “pelat injak” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.