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FREE RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL [2 records]
Record 1 - external organization data 1998-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Transport of Goods
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- percussion test
1, record 1, English, percussion%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Test for Special Form Radioactive Material.... Percussion test. The material is placed on a lead sheet which is supported by a smooth essentially unyielding surface and struck by the flat face of a steel billet so as to produce an impact equivalent to that resulting from a free fall of 1. 4 kg through 1 m. The flat face of the billet is 25 mm in diameter with the edges rounded off to a radius of 3 mm. The lead, of hardness number 3. 5 to 4. 5 on the Vickers scale and not more than 25 mm thick, covers an area greater than that covered by the material. A fresh surface of lead is used for each impact. The billet strikes the material so as to cause maximum damage. 1, record 1, English, - percussion%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Transport de marchandises
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- épreuve de percussion
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9preuve%20de%20percussion
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Épreuves pour les matières radioactives sous forme spéciale. [...] Épreuve de percussion. Les matières sont posées sur une feuille de plomb reposant sur une surface lisse, foncièrement rigide; on les frappe avec la face plane d'une barre d'acier, de manière à produire un choc équivalent à celui que provoquerait un poids de 1,4 kg tombant en chute libre d'une hauteur de 1 m. La face plane de la barre a 25 mm de diamètre et son arête fait un arrondi de 3 mm. Le plomb, d'une dureté de Vickers de 3,5 à 4,5, est d'une épaisseur maximale de 25 mm et couvre une surface plus grande que celle que couvrent les matières. À chaque épreuve, il faut placer les matières sur une partie intacte du plomb. La barre doit frapper les matières de manière à provoquer le plus de dommages possible. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20de%20percussion
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - external organization data 1994-10-04
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Transport of Goods
- Radiation Protection
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- bending test
1, record 2, English, bending%20test
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Test for Special Form Radioactive Material.... Bending test : This test is performed only on long slender material with a minimum length of 10 cm and a length to minimum width ratio of not less than 10. The material is rigidly clamped in a horizontal position so that one half of its length protrudes from the face of the clamp. The orientation of the material is such that the package suffers maximum damage when its free end is struck by the flat face of a steel billet. The billet strikes the material so as to produce an impact equivalent to that resulting from a free vertical fall of 1. 4 kg through one metre. 1, record 2, English, - bending%20test
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Transport de marchandises
- Radioprotection
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- épreuve de pliage
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9preuve%20de%20pliage
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Épreuves pour les matières radioactives sous forme spéciale. [...] Épreuve de pliage. Cette épreuve n'est applicable qu'à des matières minces et longues dont la longueur minimale est de 10 cm et dont le rapport entre la longueur et la largeur minimales n'est pas inférieur à 10. Les matières sont serrées rigidement dans un étau, en position horizontale, de manière que la moitié de leur longueur dépasse des mors de l'étau. Elles sont orientées de telle sorte qu'elles subissent le plus de dommages possibles lorsque leur extrémité libre est frappée avec la face plane d'une barre d'acier. La barre frappe les matières de manière à produire un choc équivalent à celui que provoquerait un poids de 1,4 kg tombant en chute libre d'une hauteur d'un mètre. 1, record 2, French, - %C3%A9preuve%20de%20pliage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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