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shear strength [4 records]

Record 1 2015-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Strength of Materials
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
DEF

Capacity of a material or a union to resist shear.

OBS

Shear strengt ... Expressed in psi.

OBS

shear strength: term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
CONT

Les rivets aveugles. [...] Facteurs du choix d'un rivet. Diamètre du rivet [...] le facteur essentiel dans les modèles modernes est d'ordinaire la résistance aux tensions et aux cisaillements attendus du joint riveté. [...] Étanchéité [...] ces rivets [Pop] présentent une excellente résistance aux cisaillements et sont donc indiqués pour des joints exposés à subir de fortes vibrations.

OBS

résistance au cisaillement : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Reología
  • Resistencia de los materiales
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
DEF

Máximo esfuerzo cortante que un espécimen soporta durante un ensayo de cizalladura.

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Record 2 2009-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

The resistance of the snow cover to the action of forces acting to cause grains to slide past one another.

CONT

Shear strength [is] a measure of the bond strength or resistance to slippage between two adjacent snow layers. In a snow slab, the slope parallel component of gravity tends to pull the slab downhill while friction and cohesion (shear strength) between snow surfaces act to hold the slab in place. Slippage between the slab and its undersurface can result, and avalanching can result if gravity induced shear stress between layers exceeds the shear strength bonding snow layers together and the tensile, compressive and flank strengths of the slab are not sufficient to hold it in place. Snow layers composed of surface hoar, low density snow, graupel have very low shear strength.

CONT

The shear strength of the December 12 surface hoar is increasing. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

shear strength: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Contrainte tangentielle à une surface qui provoque la rupture d'un élément du manteau neigeux suivant une surface appelée surface de glissement.

CONT

La résistance au cisaillement de la couche de givre de surface du 12 décembre augmente. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

résistance au cisaillement : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 3 2000-06-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

The internal resistance offered to shear stress. It is measured by the maximum shear stress, based on original area of cross-section, that can be sustained without failure ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

[...] résistance interne offerte à une contrainte de cisaillement. On la mesure par la contrainte de cisaillement maximale, basée sur l'aire de la section transversale originelle, qui peut être soutenue sans rupture [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1982-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques

Spanish

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