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SLIP SURFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- slickenside
1, record 1, English, slickenside
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- slip surface 2, record 1, English, slip%20surface
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] smoothed surface along planes of weakness resulting from the movement of one mass of soil against another in soils dominated by swelling clays. 3, record 1, English, - slickenside
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In several deposits, individual quartz-carbonate laminae are also bounded by striated slip surfaces, in some cases with hydrothermal slickenlines indicating vein development in active shear zones. 2, record 1, English, - slickenside
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
slickenside: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - slickenside
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surface de glissement
1, record 1, French, surface%20de%20glissement
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- surface de friction 2, record 1, French, surface%20de%20friction
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Surface lisse sur les plans de faible résistance, résultant de la friction d'une masse de sol contre une autre dans des sols dominés par des argiles gonflantes. 3, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20glissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les cutanes de tension, les plus fréquents sont les surfaces de friction dues au mouvement des argiles qui provoque un «lissage» des surfaces des unités structurales (les «slickenside» ou surface de friction). 4, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20glissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le glissement est caractérisé par une surface de glissement subverticale dans des dépôts glaciolacustres argileux. 5, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20glissement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surface de friction : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 6, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20glissement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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