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Record 1 1978-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
OBS

(...) according to the respective theories, whichever of the following limiting resistance values is first reached so as to initiate inelastic action in a material subjected to combined stresses maximum principal stress (Rankines theory) maximum shearing stress (Coulomb's theory, (Tuest's theory) maximum (total) strain-energy (Beltrami's theory, Haigh's theory) maximum strain-energy of distortion (or) maximum shearing distortion (Huber-von Mises-Hencky theory) maximum strain (Saint-Venant's theory).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
OBS

(...) suivant les théories respectives, celle des valeurs des grandeurs caractéristiques limites suivantes qui atteint la première, provoque le début d'une déformation inélastique dans un matériau soumis à des efforts combinés: contrainte principale maximale (théorie de Rankine) contrainte de cisaillement maximale (théorie de Coulomb) énergie limite maximale de déformation élastique (théorie de Beltrami, théorie de Haigh) distorsion de cisaillement maximale (théorie de Huber-von Mises-Hencky) déformation maximale (théorie de Saint-Venant).

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