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REDUCTION FACTOR [3 records]

Record 1 1992-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Employment Benefits
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance

French

Domaine(s)
  • Avantages sociaux
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi

Spanish

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Record 2 1989-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiation Protection
DEF

The calculated ratio of radiation inside a structure compared to the radiation outside of a structure.

OBS

Term officially recognized by the Emergency Preparedness Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radioprotection
DEF

Rapport calculé entre le rayonnement à l'intérieur d'une structure et celui à l'extérieur.

OBS

Terme adopté par le comité d'uniformisation de la protection civile.

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Deterioration of Metals
OBS

If rings are made from a material with a modulus of elasticity and a density which are different from those of spring steel, the result obtained from equation (...) should be multiplied by a reduction factor. This factor is, for example, 0,72 for phosphor-bronze (CuSn 8 F 70) and 0,75 for beryllium bronze (Cube 2).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Altération des métaux
OBS

Lorsque les segments sont en une matière ayant un module d'élasticité et une densité différents de ceux de l'acier à ressort, le résultat obtenu à l'aide de la formule (...) doit être multiplié par un facteur de réduction, par exemple 0,72 pour du bronze phosphoreux (CuSn 8 F 70) et 0,75 pour du bronze au béryllium (Cube 2).

Spanish

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