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FAILURE PLANE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-12-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- failure plane
1, record 1, English, failure%20plane
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surface between two snow layers (usually cohesive slabs) which mechanically fails in either compression or shear or both. 2, record 1, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fracture that releases a slab avalanche spreads along a weak snowpack layer called the failure plane. The bed surface usually lies immediately below the failure plane. 3, record 1, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
If wind loading occurs, the interface between the crust and the wind slab could be a failure plane. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 1, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The failure plane is often the sliding surface (or bed surface) for a slab avalanche. 2, record 1, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
failure plane: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 1, English, - failure%20plane
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plan de rupture
1, record 1, French, plan%20de%20rupture
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a risque d'avalanches de plaque quand une neige à forte cohésion (neige frittée ou plaque à vent) repose sur une mauvaise sous-couche qui ne lui assure pas un ancrage suffisant au sol et constitue pour elle un plan de rupture et de glissement. 2, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
S'il y a accumulation de neige transportée par le vent, l'interface entre la croûte et la plaque à vent pourrait devenir un plan de rupture. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Sous le poids d'une surcharge due au transport de la neige par le vent, l'interface entre la croûte et la plaque à vent pourrait devenir un plan de rupture. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plan de rupture : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 1, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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