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EFFORT TRACTION [6 records]

Record 1 2010-05-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transmission Systems (Motor Vehicles and Bicycles)
  • Traction (Rail)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmission (Véhicules automobiles et bicyclettes)
  • Traction (Chemins de fer)

Spanish

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Record 2 2005-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Physics
DEF

A force which tends to stretch or elongate something.

CONT

If the stress tends to stretch or lengthen the material, it is called tensile stress

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Physique
CONT

Avec certains polymères caoutchouteux soumis à un effort de traction, il peut se produire des allongements de 1200 %.

OBS

L'essai consiste à soumettre une éprouvette à un effort de traction et généralement jusqu'à rupture.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Resistencia de los materiales
  • Fiabilidad y ensayos (Ingeniería)
  • Física
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Record 3 2002-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
OBS

tensile stress: term officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
OBS

effort de traction : terme uniformisé par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ingeniería aeronáutica y mantenimiento
OBS

esfuerzo de tracción: término aceptado oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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Record 4 1994-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel agricole

Spanish

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Record 5 1991-11-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux

Spanish

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Record 6 1980-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Air Transport

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport aérien
OBS

terme d'usage obligatoire au Bureau des Traductions.

Spanish

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