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Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-12-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- stroke rate
1, record 1, English, stroke%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The speed of drilling and rate of progress with cable tools depend on the hardness of the formation, the depth and diameter of the hole, the weight of the tool string, and the stroke rate and length. 2, record 1, English, - stroke%20rate
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The stroke rate is measured in terms of strokes per minute or per second. 3, record 1, English, - stroke%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fréquence de frappe
1, record 1, French, fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20frappe
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Plus la fréquence de frappe du marteau et/ou Plus la Vitesse de Rotation sont constantes et plus la courbe restituée par le procédé VIBRALIM sera une image fidèle de la dureté relative du sol traversé par l'outil de foration. 2, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20frappe
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La fréquence de frappe se mesure en coups/minute ou en coups/seconde. 3, record 1, French, - fr%C3%A9quence%20de%20frappe
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2008-12-01
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Drilling and Boring (Construction)
- Scientific Measurements and Analyses
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- stroke length
1, record 2, English, stroke%20length
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The speed of drilling and rate of progress with cable tools depend on the hardness of the formation, the depth and diameter of the hole, the weight of the tool string, and the stroke rate and length. 2, record 2, English, - stroke%20length
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Depending on the system used, the stroke length is measured in terms of meters (or millimeters) and feet (or inches). 3, record 2, English, - stroke%20length
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sondage et forage (Construction)
- Mesures et analyse (Sciences)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- longueur de frappe
1, record 2, French, longueur%20de%20frappe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il est [...] souhaitable que le dispositif pour forer les roches ait un siège de soupape pour lequel le rapport de la surface transversale de la partie de siège de soupape à l'intérieur du cylindre sur la surface transversale de la tige du siège de soupape soit de l'ordre de 0,09 à 010 sur 1, le rapport de la longueur de frappe du piston sur la longueur de la tige du siège de soupape de l'ordre de 0,87 à 0,88 sur 1, et le rapport de la longueur interne totale de surface portante sur la longueur de frappe du piston de l'ordre de 0,56 à 0,57 sur 1. 1, record 2, French, - longueur%20de%20frappe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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