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CONTRAINTE EFFECTIVE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Law of Contracts (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- practical compulsion
1, record 1, English, practical%20compulsion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This decision in accord with several Canadian decisions in which the notion of "practical compulsion" (a Canadian forerunner of the modern English doctrine of economic duress) has been applied. 2, record 1, English, - practical%20compulsion
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit des contrats (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contrainte de fait
1, record 1, French, contrainte%20de%20fait
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contrainte effective 2, record 1, French, contrainte%20effective
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- effective stress
1, record 2, English, effective%20stress
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- effective pressure 1, record 2, English, effective%20pressure
correct
- intergranular pressure 1, record 2, English, intergranular%20pressure
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The average normal force per unit area transmitted from grain to grain in a granular mass. 2, record 2, English, - effective%20stress
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It is the stress that is effective in mobilizing internal friction. 2, record 2, English, - effective%20stress
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrainte effective
1, record 2, French, contrainte%20effective
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- contrainte intergranulaire 2, record 2, French, contrainte%20intergranulaire
correct, feminine noun
- pression effective 3, record 2, French, pression%20effective
feminine noun
- pression intergranulaire 3, record 2, French, pression%20intergranulaire
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] force normale moyenne par unité de surface transmise de grain à grain dans une masse granulaire. 3, record 2, French, - contrainte%20effective
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est la contrainte qui est effective dans la mobilisation du frottement interne. 3, record 2, French, - contrainte%20effective
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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