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Record 1 2002-10-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Textile Industries
CONT

flexibility: A term relating to the hand of fabric, referring to ease of bending and ranging from pliable (high) to stiff (low).

CONT

Portland cement ... is reinforced with high stiffness alkali resistant glass fibre and low stiffness polymer fibre to assure sufficient tensile strength and long term crack resistance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industries du textile
CONT

Le polyéthylène offre une excellente résistance aux chocs, un poids élevé, une glisse moyenne, une rigidité faible [...]

Spanish

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