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DEBRITE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2005-12-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Geology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- debris flow
1, record 1, English, debris%20flow
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A moving mass of rock fragments, soil, and mud, more than half the particles being larger than sand size. 2, record 1, English, - debris%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Debris flows occur as overland and submarine mudflows, and as submarine deep-sea deposits. The deposits are poorly sorted and internally structureless; typically they have a pebbly, mudstone texture. 3, record 1, English, - debris%20flow
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Slow debris flows may move less than 1 m per year; rapid ones reach 160 km per hour ... 2, record 1, English, - debris%20flow
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Géologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- coulée de débris
1, record 1, French, coul%C3%A9e%20de%20d%C3%A9bris
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- courant de débris 2, record 1, French, courant%20de%20d%C3%A9bris
masculine noun
- débrite 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9brite
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Suivant la structure de la masse sédimentaire mise en mouvement et en fonction d'une pente décroissante on distingue : Les écroulements (rock-falls) [...], les glissements en masse (sliding) [...] les glissements accompagnés de déformations (slumping) [...], les courants en masse (mass flows) eux-mêmes subdivisés en : - courants de particules (grain flows) [...] [et] courants de débris (debris flow ou débrites), mélange très hétérométrique (des graviers aux blocs), unis par une matrice silteuse; leur sédimentation est conglomératique [...] 2, record 1, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20d%C3%A9bris
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dépôts issus de coulées de débris. 3, record 1, French, - coul%C3%A9e%20de%20d%C3%A9bris
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mecánica del suelo
- Geología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- colada de derrubios
1, record 1, Spanish, colada%20de%20derrubios
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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