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secondary creep [2 records]

Record 1 1998-11-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Xylology (The Study of Wood)
CONT

Creep. The increase in strain with time, under constant stress. ... The increase may be differentiated into primary creep, which is reversible and gives rise to the elastic after-effect, and secondary creep, which is irreversible and causes plastic deformation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)

Spanish

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Record 2 1992-11-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textiles: Preparation and Processing
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

The nonrecoverable component of creep.

OBS

Slow progressive deformation of a solid under constant load. The early portion of a creep curve (...) represents initial or primary or transient creep at a decreasing though rapid rate. The last portion represents tertiary or final creep which proceeds at increasing rate until rupture occurs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Apprêt et traitements divers (Textiles)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
OBS

Fluage. Résistance des matériaux. Déformation retardée d'un corps soumis à une contrainte constante, provoquée par la durée d'application de cette contrainte.

Spanish

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