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INDICE APLATISSEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-11-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Geology
OBS

flatness: A measure of the shape of a pebble given by the sum of the long and the intermediate diameters of the pebble divided by twice the short diameter.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Génie chimique
  • Géologie
CONT

L'indice d'aplatissement : L + 1/2E où L est le plus grand axe du galet. 1 est le second grand axe, mesuré dans le plan contenant L. E est l'épaisseur maxima du galet, mesurée dans un plan perpendiculaire à celui qui contient L et 1. L'indice est égal à 1 pour un cube ou une sphère.

Spanish

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