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FRACTURE LOAD [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-02-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- fracture load
1, record 1, English, fracture%20load
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The load required to fracture a specimen with a crack of known length in it. 1, record 1, English, - fracture%20load
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The fracture [surface] energy for the initiation of crack movement... is calculated from the load required to fracture a specimen with a crack of known length in it.... 2, record 1, English, - fracture%20load
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- charge de rupture
1, record 1, French, charge%20de%20rupture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- charge à la rupture 2, record 1, French, charge%20%C3%A0%20la%20rupture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le développement espéré des céramiques thermomécaniques met l'accent sur la nécessaire amélioration [...] du comportement en rupture fragile. L'équation de base est [...] celle qui relie la charge à la rupture [...] d'une pièce donnée [...] à la ténacité du matériau [...] et à la sévérité du défaut qui amorce la rupture [...] 2, record 1, French, - charge%20de%20rupture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
- General Mechanics (Physics)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deflection
1, record 2, English, deflection
correct, United States
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- deflexion 2, record 2, English, deflexion
correct, Great Britain
- flexure 3, record 2, English, flexure
correct
- bending 4, record 2, English, bending
- flexion 5, record 2, English, flexion
- flection 6, record 2, English, flection
- deflection at rupture 7, record 2, English, deflection%20at%20rupture
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The bending of a beam or structure under an applied load, and which may be increased until the breaking strain is reached. The deflection may be small in amount, and the beam or structure return to its original form, or it may increase and accumulate, becoming permanently set(q. v.), or it may go farther and lead to fracture of the beam. 8, record 2, English, - deflection
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- flexion
1, record 2, French, flexion
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- flèche 2, record 2, French, fl%C3%A8che
correct, feminine noun
- flèche à la rupture 3, record 2, French, fl%C3%A8che%20%C3%A0%20la%20rupture
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fléchissement d'une pièce de charpente (poutre, barre) sous l'effet d'une charge. 4, record 2, French, - flexion
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les forces perpendiculaires à l'axe longitudinal sont appliquées en des points où la pièce n'est pas soutenue. Sous l'effet de la charge, la pièce s'incurve vers le bas en prenant une certaine flèche. On dit que la pièce fléchit. 4, record 2, French, - flexion
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Strength of Materials
- Metallurgy - General
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ultimate strength
1, record 3, English, ultimate%20strength
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- nominal strength 2, record 3, English, nominal%20strength
correct
- maximum strength 2, record 3, English, maximum%20strength
correct
- breaking strength 3, record 3, English, breaking%20strength
correct
- fracture strength 4, record 3, English, fracture%20strength
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum stress(tensile, compressive, or shear) a material can sustain without fracture; determined by dividing maximum load by the original cross-sectional area of the specimen. 2, record 3, English, - ultimate%20strength
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Résistance des matériaux
- Métallurgie générale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- résistance à la rupture
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20la%20rupture
correct, see observation, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrainte maximale (de traction, de compression, de cisaillement) qu'un matériau peut subir avant rupture. 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20la%20rupture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes. 3, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9sistance%20%C3%A0%20la%20rupture
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Resistencia de los materiales
- Metalurgia general
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- carga de rotura
1, record 3, Spanish, carga%20de%20rotura
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- carga de ruptura 1, record 3, Spanish, carga%20de%20ruptura
feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2009-10-14
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Bones and Joints
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- peak load
1, record 4, English, peak%20load
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The biomechanical properties that were determined were :... peak load(a measure of the maximum force that the bone withstood before fracture) ;and stiffness(a measure of the extrinsic rigidity of the bone tissue). Yield load primarily measures the contribution of mineral to bone strength, whereas peak load measures the contribution of bone matrix proteins to the strength of the bone. 1, record 4, English, - peak%20load
Record 4, Key term(s)
- peak-load
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Os et articulations
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- charge maximale
1, record 4, French, charge%20maximale
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La résistance osseuse est définie comme la charge maximale applicable avant la survenue d'une fracture. Celle-ci varie en fonction d'un certain nombre de facteurs, tels que la masse, la taille, la géométrie, la microarchitecture, mais également les propriétés matérielles intrinsèques du tissu osseux. 2, record 4, French, - charge%20maximale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2006-07-11
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Strength of Materials
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- crack-tip opening angle
1, record 5, English, crack%2Dtip%20opening%20angle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- CTOA 1, record 5, English, CTOA
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The current trend [in toughness assessment of modern steels] is to use larger full-thickness specimens that can be made to fracture in a drop-weight test, and to instrument the test machine so that quantitative measures of toughness such as absorbed energy or crack-tip opening angle (CTOA) can be measured. 1, record 5, English, - crack%2Dtip%20opening%20angle
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... efforts are now being devoted to micro-mechanical modelling of the fracture process to predict the load at which fracture will occur and the geometry(CTOA) of the propagating crack. 1, record 5, English, - crack%2Dtip%20opening%20angle
Record 5, Key term(s)
- crack tip opening angle
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- angle d'ouverture de l'extrémité de la fissure
1, record 5, French, angle%20d%27ouverture%20de%20l%27extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20fissure
masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
- AOEF 1, record 5, French, AOEF
masculine noun
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] on installe sur la machine d'essai [de rupture par chute d'un poids] des instruments permettant d'obtenir des mesures quantitatives de la résilience, par exemple, l'énergie absorbée ou l'angle d'ouverture de l'extrémité de la fissure (AOEF). 1, record 5, French, - angle%20d%27ouverture%20de%20l%27extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20fissure
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les travaux portent [...] sur la modélisation micromécanique du processus de rupture afin de prévoir la charge qui causera la rupture ainsi que la géométrie (AOEF) de la fissure qui se formera. 1, record 5, French, - angle%20d%27ouverture%20de%20l%27extr%C3%A9mit%C3%A9%20de%20la%20fissure
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-02-22
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Radiography (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Jefferson's fracture
1, record 6, English, Jefferson%27s%20fracture
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- Jefferson fracture 2, record 6, English, Jefferson%20fracture
correct
- bursting fracture of Jefferson 3, record 6, English, bursting%20fracture%20of%20Jefferson
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A burst fracture of the ring of the atlas, with fractures both anterior and posterior to the facet joints. It is secondary to an axial load on top of the head. There are usually four breaks in the ring and lateral spread of the lateral masses. 2, record 6, English, - Jefferson%27s%20fracture
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Radiographie (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- fracture de Jefferson
1, record 6, French, fracture%20de%20Jefferson
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fracture par compression axiale du vertex qui fait éclater l'anneau atloïdien en rompant son arc antérieur et son arc postérieur. Classiquement, il existe quatre traits de fracture entraînant une luxation latérale des masses latérales de l'atlas. 2, record 6, French, - fracture%20de%20Jefferson
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1998-08-05
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Foundry Practice
- Metallurgy - General
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- transverse test
1, record 7, English, transverse%20test
correct, Great Britain
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
- arbitration bar 1, record 7, English, arbitration%20bar
correct, United States
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test applied particularly to cast iron in which a bar of specified length and section is supported at each end on suitable supports. A load is applied on the bar halfway between the supports. The bar is tested to fracture and the maximum load is measured and also the maximum deflection before fracture. 1, record 7, English, - transverse%20test
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Fonderie
- Métallurgie générale
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- essai de flexion statique sur barreau
1, record 7, French, essai%20de%20flexion%20statique%20sur%20barreau
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Essai consistant à soumettre une éprouvette cylindrique ou prismatique reposant sur deux supports à un effort progressivement appliqué au voisinage du milieu de la portion de l'éprouvette située entre ces deux supports. On mesure la déformation ou flèche en fonction de l'effort, l'effort et la flèche au début de la déformation plastique, l'effort et la flèche maximales quand l'essai est poussé jusqu'à la rupture. 1, record 7, French, - essai%20de%20flexion%20statique%20sur%20barreau
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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