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FRACTURE PLANE [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- horizontal fracture
1, record 1, English, horizontal%20fracture
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When sufficient hydraulic pressure is applied through the wellbore against a particular formation, the formation rock fractures along the plane perpendicular to the direction of the least principal stress. A horizontal fracture will be created if fracture pressure is greater than overburden pressure; a vertical fracture will occur if overburden pressure is greater. 2, record 1, English, - horizontal%20fracture
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fracture horizontale
1, record 1, French, fracture%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fissure horizontale 2, record 1, French, fissure%20horizontale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-07-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Oil Drilling
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- vertical fracture
1, record 2, English, vertical%20fracture
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When sufficient hydraulic pressure is applied through the wellbore against a particular formation, the formation rock fractures along the plane perpendicular to the direction of the least principal stress. A horizontal fracture will be created if fracture pressure is greater than overburden pressure; a vertical fracture will occur if overburden pressure is greater. 2, record 2, English, - vertical%20fracture
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Forage des puits de pétrole
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fracture verticale
1, record 2, French, fracture%20verticale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fissure verticale 2, record 2, French, fissure%20verticale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
- Vulcanology and Seismology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- tectonic earthquake
1, record 3, English, tectonic%20earthquake
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] earthquake resulting from the release of strain by deformation of the earth. 2, record 3, English, - tectonic%20earthquake
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Tectonic earthquakes will occur anywhere within the earth where there is sufficient stored elastic strain energy to drive fracture propagation along a fault plane. 3, record 3, English, - tectonic%20earthquake
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
- Volcanologie et sismologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- séisme tectonique
1, record 3, French, s%C3%A9isme%20tectonique
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La classe [de séismes] tectonique comprend tous les tremblements de terre résultant de la déformation des roches, telle que celle engendrée dans l'orogenèse. Le rebondissement élastique est le principal phénomène de cette classe. 2, record 3, French, - s%C3%A9isme%20tectonique
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tectónica
- Vulcanología y sismología
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- seísmo tectónico
1, record 3, Spanish, se%C3%ADsmo%20tect%C3%B3nico
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Seismo provocado por la actividad tectónica. 1, record 3, Spanish, - se%C3%ADsmo%20tect%C3%B3nico
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-12-18
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- failure plane
1, record 4, English, failure%20plane
correct, see observation, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The surface between two snow layers (usually cohesive slabs) which mechanically fails in either compression or shear or both. 2, record 4, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The fracture that releases a slab avalanche spreads along a weak snowpack layer called the failure plane. The bed surface usually lies immediately below the failure plane. 3, record 4, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
If wind loading occurs, the interface between the crust and the wind slab could be a failure plane. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 4, record 4, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The failure plane is often the sliding surface (or bed surface) for a slab avalanche. 2, record 4, English, - failure%20plane
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
failure plane: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 5, record 4, English, - failure%20plane
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- plan de rupture
1, record 4, French, plan%20de%20rupture
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a risque d'avalanches de plaque quand une neige à forte cohésion (neige frittée ou plaque à vent) repose sur une mauvaise sous-couche qui ne lui assure pas un ancrage suffisant au sol et constitue pour elle un plan de rupture et de glissement. 2, record 4, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
S'il y a accumulation de neige transportée par le vent, l'interface entre la croûte et la plaque à vent pourrait devenir un plan de rupture. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 4, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Sous le poids d'une surcharge due au transport de la neige par le vent, l'interface entre la croûte et la plaque à vent pourrait devenir un plan de rupture. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 3, record 4, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
plan de rupture : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 4, record 4, French, - plan%20de%20rupture
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-01-22
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mineralogy
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- mineral cleavage
1, record 5, English, mineral%20cleavage
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- cleavage 2, record 5, English, cleavage
correct
- cleaving 1, record 5, English, cleaving
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The breaking of a mineral along its crystallographic planes, thus reflecting crystal structure. 3, record 5, English, - mineral%20cleavage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
If a crack in a breaking mineral follows a particular crystallographic plane, breakage is by cleavage; if not, it is by fracture. 4, record 5, English, - mineral%20cleavage
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Minéralogie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- clivage
1, record 5, French, clivage
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- clivage minéralogique 2, record 5, French, clivage%20min%C3%A9ralogique
masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] propriété que possèdent la plupart des cristaux de se briser sous l'action d'un choc [...] suivant des directions déterminées souvent parallèles entre elles et qu'on appelle «plans de clivage» : ce sont des plans de moindre résistance. 3, record 5, French, - clivage
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 DEF
Fissuration d'un réseau cristallin suivant les plans cristallins, sous l'effet d'une contrainte ou de couches géologiques selon les zones de contact entre feuillets au niveau des discontinuités dans l'homogénéité des matériaux. 4, record 5, French, - clivage
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mineralogía
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- clivaje 1, record 5, Spanish, clivaje
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2000-09-26
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- shear joint
1, record 6, English, shear%20joint
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- slip joint 2, record 6, English, slip%20joint
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A joint that is a shear fracture; a potential plane of shear. 2, record 6, English, - shear%20joint
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- joint de cisaillement
1, record 6, French, joint%20de%20cisaillement
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les joints de cisaillement [...] sont des joints fermés, liés à des microcisaillements; leur disposition est comparable à celle des failles en ceci qu'ils forment deux familles perpendiculaires entre elles, telles que la contrainte maximum et la contrainte minimum se situent dans les plans bissecteurs, l'intersection des joints déterminant la contrainte moyenne. 2, record 6, French, - joint%20de%20cisaillement
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
joint de cisaillement : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre. 3, record 6, French, - joint%20de%20cisaillement
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2000-09-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- Steinman pin
1, record 7, English, Steinman%20pin
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Based on the preoperative measurements, a Steinman pin is driven vertically into the shaft of the radius 4 cm proximal to the osteotomy site. The osteotomy is usually placed at the original site of the fracture or approximately 2 cm proximal to the joint surface. A second Steinman pin is inserted into the distal part of the radius just proximal to the articular surface to create an angle with the perpendicular pin that is equivalent to the premeasured deformity in the sagittal plane. ] 2, record 7, English, - Steinman%20pin
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- broche de Steinman
1, record 7, French, broche%20de%20Steinman
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1998-03-09
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- General Mechanics (Physics)
- Strength of Materials
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- stress region 1, record 8, English, stress%20region
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The energy for complete fracture in double edge-notched tension test specimens has been measured for a wide range of polymer films. Results indicated that the variation of the total specific work of fracture, wT, with ligament length, L, can be described by two straight lines, both of the form wT=we+β wpl, thus giving upper and lower intercept values at zero ligament length(i. e. we) for each film. The first term, we, is the energy absorbed per unit area of fracture, whereas the second term, wp, is the energy absorbed per unit volume of plastic deformation remote from the fracture surface. The lower we value was obtained from the extrapolation of the data within the mixed mode region(plane-stress/plane-strain) where the maximum net-section stress exceeded 1. 15 times that of the tensile yield stress, σy, of the material, and the upper value was ascertained by extrapolating the data within the plane stress region where the net-section stress was 1. 15 σy. It appears that the transition from plane stress to plane strain mode of fracture in thin films occurs at a ligament length much greater than 5B, where B is the specimen thickness. 1, record 8, English, - stress%20region
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique générale (Physique)
- Résistance des matériaux
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- zone de contrainte
1, record 8, French, zone%20de%20contrainte
feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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