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INTERNAL FRICTION [3 records]

Record 1 2023-12-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Driving (Road Vehicles)
  • Road Traffic
  • Urban Studies
CONT

... the friction caused by increased traffic flow is internal friction, and the friction caused by roadway features on the traffic flow is external friction. ... Internal friction is that friction which exists between vehicles moving in the same direction; medial friction occurs between vehicles moving in opposite directions. ... Internal friction is influenced by the number and width of lanes, horizontal and vertical alignment, and uniformity and smoothness of traffic flow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Conduite automobile
  • Circulation routière
  • Urbanisme
CONT

[...] la friction interne (entre véhicules circulant dans la même direction mais à des vitesses différentes).

Spanish

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Record 2 1998-09-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
  • Soil Tests (Construction)
DEF

Resistance of rock or earth particles to sliding over each other.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols
  • Essais du sol (Construction)
DEF

Fraction de la résistance au cisaillement d'un sol représentée par le terme [rhô]tg[phi] dans l'équation de Coulomb. On admet généralement que cette fraction est due à l'enchevêtrement des grains du sol et à la résistance au glissement entre grains.

Spanish

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Record 3 1989-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

a general property of materials whereby they resist the mutual displacement of their constituent particles.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

(...) propriété générale des matières d'opposer une résistance au déplacement de leurs particules constituantes les unes par rapport aux autres.

Spanish

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