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PRIMARY CREEP [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-11-27

English

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

Creep. The increase in strain with time, under constant stress. ... The increase may be differentiated into primary creep, which is reversible and gives rise to the elastic after-effect, and secondary creep, which is irreversible and causes plastic deformation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Xylologie (Étude des bois)

Spanish

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Record 2 1982-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques

Spanish

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