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maximum stress [2 records]

Record 1 2015-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Destructive and Non-destructive Tests (Mat.)
DEF

The stress having the highest algebraic value in the stress cycle.

OBS

Tensile stress being considered positive and compressive stress negative.

OBS

maximum stress: term standardized by ASTM.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Contrôle destructif et non destructif (Matér.)
DEF

Plus grande valeur algébrique de la contrainte au cours d'un cycle de contrainte.

OBS

Une contrainte de traction (tension) est considérée comme positive et une contrainte de compression (pression) comme négative.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reología
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Pruebas destructivas y no destructivas (Materiales)
DEF

Mayor valor algebraico alcanzado por el esfuerzo a intervalos regulares, se expresa en megapascales (MPa).

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Record 2 1978-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

... the highest albebraic value of the stress in the stress cycle

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

(...) la plus grande valeur algébrique de la contrainte dans le cycle de sollicitation.

Spanish

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