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brittle fracture [5 records]

Record 1 2009-01-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plate Tectonics
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

Separation of a solid accompanied by little or no macroscopic plastic deformation.

CONT

Resistance to brittle failure ... is measured quantitatively as fracture toughness.

OBS

brittle failure: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique des plaques
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Fracture d'un matériau tel le verre qui se produit avec peu ou sans déformation.

OBS

rupture cassante: terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

PHR

Analyse fractale des ruptures fragiles, fractographie des ruptures fragiles

Spanish

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Record 2 2008-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Food Industries
DEF

A specimen separates into two or more pieces after being subjected to a stress before appreciable plastic deformation or creep is observed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie de l'alimentation

Spanish

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Record 3 2005-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
  • Petrography
CONT

By the Phanerozoic the principal response to spreading was brittle fracture giving rise to conventional plate tectonics.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
  • Pétrographie

Spanish

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Record 4 2002-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Bones and Joints
  • Symptoms (Medicine)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Os et articulations
  • Symptômes (Médecine)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Huesos y articulaciones
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
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Record 5 1992-02-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Switchgear (Rail Transport)
  • Rolling and Suspension Components (Railroad)
  • Foundry Practice
OBS

(rail defect).

OBS

Term(s) officially approved by CP Rail.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de voie (Transport par rail)
  • Roulement et suspension (Chemins de fer)
  • Fonderie
OBS

(défaut de rail).

OBS

Terme(s) uniformisé(s) par CP Rail.

Spanish

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