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tension failure [2 records]

Record 1 2002-01-30

English

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

Failure where the tissues fracture and are pulled apart under tensile stress, as on the lower side of a loaded beam or bar.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)
DEF

Rupture au cours de laquelle les tissus sont rompus et séparés sous l'effet de contraintes de tension, comme c'est le cas par ex. pour la partie inférieure d'une poutre chargée, ou d'une traverse de mine.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Xilología (Estudio de la madera)
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Record 2 1991-01-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Air Materiel Maintenance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Maintenance du matériel de l'air

Spanish

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