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LONG DURATION ACTION [1 record]

Record 1 1992-05-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
  • Strength of Materials
OBS

Short duration action (or value) (with respect to ...); long duration action (or value) (with respect to...): For example, with respect to time-dependent behaviour of materials, such as creep or the strength of concrete; these expressions may either relate to all the representative values of an action, or only to certain of them; in the former case they are assigned to a qualitative property of the action.

OBS

Term and definition standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
  • Résistance des matériaux
OBS

Action (ou valeur) de courte durée (vis-à-vis de...); action (ou valeur) de longue durée (vis-à-vis de...): Par exemple vis-à-vis du comportement dans le temps des matériaux, tel que le fluage, ou vis-à-vis de la résistance du béton; ces expressions peuvent concerner soit toutes les valeurs représentatives d'une action, soit seulement certaines d'entre elles; dans le premier cas, elles sont attachées à une propriété qualitative de l'action.

OBS

Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO.

Spanish

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