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Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Structural Testing (Materials)
DEF

The ratio of the diameter of a grain of a size that is barely too large to pass through a sieve that allows 60 percent of the material (by weight) to pass through, to the diameter of a grain of a size that is barely too large to pass through a sieve that allows 10 percent of the material (by weight) to pass through.

CONT

The uniformity coefficient (UC) ... is a measure of the grading of the material ...

Key term(s)
  • Hazen's uniformity coefficient

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Contrôle structural des matériaux
CONT

Allen Hazen (1892) a introduit la notion du coefficient d'uniformité, Cu, qui est le rapport du diamètre d60 des grains au-dessous duquel il y en a 60 % en poids plus petits, au diamètre des grains au-dessous duquel il y en a 10 % en poids plus petit.

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-04-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Printing Machines and Equipment
  • Typesetting and Imagesetting
  • Typography
DEF

The part of the case in which the capitals are kept.

Key term(s)
  • uc

French

Domaine(s)
  • Équipement (Imprimerie et arts graphiques)
  • Composition (Imprimerie)
  • Typographie (Caractères)
DEF

Partie de la casse dans laquelle sont remisées les lettres majuscules.

Key term(s)
  • hdc

Spanish

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