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BRITTLE FAILURE [1 record]

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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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