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RUPTURE ZONE [1 record]

Record 1 2002-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • CBRNE Weapons
DEF

The region immediately adjacent to the crater boundary in which the stresses produced by the explosion have exceeded the ultimate strength of the medium. It is characterized by the appearance of numerous radial cracks of various sizes.

OBS

rupture zone: term and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes CBRNE
DEF

Région immédiatement voisine de la limite des cratères, dans laquelle les contraintes résultant d'une explosion ont dépassé la résistance-limite du matériau. Elle est caractérisée par l'apparition de nombreuses crevasses radiales de dimensions variées.

OBS

zone de rupture : terme et définition normalisés par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Armas QBRNE
DEF

Zona adyacente al borde del cráter en la que las tensiones producidas por la explosión han superado la resistencia de los materiales del medio. Se caracteriza por la aparición de numerosas fallas radiales de varios tamaños.

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