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FRACTURE SYSTEM [10 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-04-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Metallography
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thermal aging
1, record 1, English, thermal%20aging
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a nuclear plant of Westinghouse design the reactor coolant system components may be forged or cast stainless steel and varies from plant to plant. The reactor coolant pump casings are always cast. Both forged and cast product forms exhibit exceptionally high toughness in the as-build condition; however, the cast material is susceptible to thermal aging. Thermal aging causes significant reduction in fracture toughness, while the tensile strength and yield stress of the materials most often increase. 1, record 1, English, - thermal%20aging
Record 1, Key term(s)
- thermal ageing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Métallographie
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- vieillissement thermique
1, record 1, French, vieillissement%20thermique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- vieillissement à chaud 2, record 1, French, vieillissement%20%C3%A0%20chaud
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La dénomination de «vieillissement thermique» recouvre toute une série de mécanismes basés sur la diffusion des éléments chimiques et permettant aux «systèmes» métallurgiques de revenir à un état d'équilibre thermodynamique plus stable, sous l'effet de la température de fonctionnement (entre 290 et 350 °C dans le cœur des REP [réacteur à eau sous pression]). Ce retour à l'équilibre se traduit par une évolution microstructurale et par une évolution des propriétés des matériaux. Les principaux mécanismes de vieillissement thermique susceptibles d'apparaître sont la précipitation, la mise en ordre, le vieillissement dynamique et la ségrégation de certaines espèces chimiques. Tous ces mécanismes conduisent plus ou moins à une fragilisation du matériau (avec ou sans durcissement). 3, record 1, French, - vieillissement%20thermique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Processing of Mineral Products
- Mining Engineering
- Mineral Processing (Metallurgy)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- angle of nip
1, record 2, English, angle%20of%20nip
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- angle of bite 2, record 2, English, angle%20of%20bite
correct
- nip 2, record 2, English, nip
correct
- wedge angle 3, record 2, English, wedge%20angle
correct
- nip angle 4, record 2, English, nip%20angle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In a rock-crushing machine, the maximum angle subtended by its approaching jaws or roll surfaces at which a specified piece of ore can be gripped. 2, record 2, English, - angle%20of%20nip
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The angle of nip below which a crushing machine can seize and fracture a piece of rock is increased when the system becomes slippery, as can happen with slimy ore in the feed. 3, record 2, English, - angle%20of%20nip
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Préparation des produits miniers
- Génie minier
- Minéralurgie (Métallurgie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- angle de prise
1, record 2, French, angle%20de%20prise
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle formé par les deux surfaces d'un concasseur aux points où elles s'appliquent au fragment à concasser. 2, record 2, French, - angle%20de%20prise
Record 2, Key term(s)
- angle des mâchoires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2012-06-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fracture
1, record 3, English, fracture
correct, noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The physical separation of the slab from the bed surface and surrounding snow during the initiation of a slab avalanche. 2, record 3, English, - fracture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... "failure" [is] when the snow begins to progressively loose strength. [Snow can fail without fracturing. Fracture is when a snow layer] snaps right off... Failure is thought, by some, to precede fracture--perhaps over the course of minutes to hours. But others believe that fracture doesn’t always require a preceding failure. There's a lot of evidence that they can both occur at the same time. When we add a rapid change to the snowpack, just like silly putty, it introduces stored elastic energy into the system making it capable of propagating a fracture.... Failure occurs slowly at perhaps centimeters per hour and fracture occurs catastrophically and has been measured at around 20 meters per second. 2, record 3, English, - fracture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Fractures within the shallow weak areas can still propagate into wind loaded slopes nearby. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.] 3, record 3, English, - fracture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
fracture: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee. 4, record 3, English, - fracture
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- rupture
1, record 3, French, rupture
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- cassure 1, record 3, French, cassure
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
- fracture 1, record 3, French, fracture
correct, feminine noun, officially approved
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ruptures qui se produisent dans les secteurs où le manteau neigeux est peu profond et mal consolidé peuvent se propager aux pentes voisines, surchargées par le vent. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.] 1, record 3, French, - rupture
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rupture; cassure; fracture : termes uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche. 2, record 3, French, - rupture
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2011-10-12
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Metals Mining
- Geology
- Geological Prospecting
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vein system
1, record 4, English, vein%20system
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- vein set 2, record 4, English, vein%20set
correct
- complex of veins 3, record 4, English, complex%20of%20veins
correct
- vein network 4, record 4, English, vein%20network
correct
- cluster of veins 5, record 4, English, cluster%20of%20veins
correct
- mining cluster 6, record 4, English, mining%20cluster
correct
- cluster 7, record 4, English, cluster
correct, noun
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An assemblage of veins of a particular area, age, or fracture system, usually inclusive of more than one lode. 5, record 4, English, - vein%20system
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
At the Sigma ..., Macassa, and Bralorne mines ..., the vein networks have been mined to depths on the order of two kilometres. 6, record 4, English, - vein%20system
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The southeastern margin of the Buffalo Head Hill area in Alberta, Canada hosts a cluster of kimberlite intrusions, a number of which in turn host diamonds. 7, record 4, English, - vein%20system
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Complex, simple vein system. 2, record 4, English, - vein%20system
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Mines métalliques
- Géologie
- Prospection géologique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- réseau de filons
1, record 4, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- réseau filonien 2, record 4, French, r%C3%A9seau%20filonien
correct, masculine noun
- réseau de veines 3, record 4, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20veines
correct, masculine noun
- champ filonien 4, record 4, French, champ%20filonien
correct, masculine noun
- champ de filons 5, record 4, French, champ%20de%20filons
correct, masculine noun
- groupement filonien 6, record 4, French, groupement%20filonien
correct, masculine noun
- ensemble de filons 3, record 4, French, ensemble%20de%20filons
correct, masculine noun
- système filonien 3, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20filonien
masculine noun
- système de veines 7, record 4, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20veines
avoid, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble complexe de filons plus ou moins ramifiés, répartis sur un espace étendu. 8, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un filon est rarement unique; il y a généralement un nombre plus ou moins grand de fractures parallèles ou rayonnantes, qui ont été injectées de substances minéralisantes, avec des fractures obliques recoupant les premières, appelées filons croiseurs, qui peuvent provoquer un décalage dans les filons croisés s'ils correspondent à des failles plus jeunes. On a ainsi généralement affaire à un champ ou réseau filonien. 8, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Bon nombre de filons [...] viennent seuls; toutefois, on en trouve beaucoup en groupes qu'on appelle souvent «filons composés» ou «réseaux de filons». 9, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
La limite sud-est des collines Buffalo Head, en Alberta, abrite un champ de filons kimberlitiques, dont certains sont diamantifères. 10, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
système de veines : calque de l'anglais «vein system». 11, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Réseau filonien complexe, simple. 3, record 4, French, - r%C3%A9seau%20de%20filons
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2011-01-06
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- bedrock heave feature
1, record 5, English, bedrock%20heave%20feature
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- rock heave feature 2, record 5, English, rock%20heave%20feature
correct
- rock-heave feature 1, record 5, English, rock%2Dheave%20feature
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Frost heaving of bedrock is a widespread process in permafrost regions which may generate forces and movements that detract from the otherwise sound foundation performance usually associated with bedrock. Depending on pre-existing fracture fabric, bedrock heave features may take the form of single ejected blocks or dome-shaped accumulations of up to several meters in diameter.... a pore-water expulsion mechanism can be invoked to explain the origin of the forces producing large rock-heave features... The entrapment of groundwater in a closed system creates zones where high hydrostatic pressures can be developed. This process is common in the highly cohesive, crystalline rocks of the Canadian Shield.... rock heave features comprised of a bent discontinuous layer occur where the water-filled gap is overlain by several blocks and where the fractures dip outwards... 1, record 5, English, - bedrock%20heave%20feature
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rock heave feature: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 5, English, - bedrock%20heave%20feature
Record 5, Key term(s)
- bedrock-heave feature
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- édifice rocheux d'éjection gélivale
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9difice%20rocheux%20d%27%C3%A9jection%20g%C3%A9livale
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les édifices d'éjection gélivale : un bon indice de la présence de pergélisol. - Les édifices rocheux d'éjection sont des formes périglaciaires résultant du déplacement vertical de fragments du substrat rocheux. Les fragments produits par gélifraction au droit des fissures et des diaclases sont poussés au-dessus de la surface environnante par l'action du froid. Signalés dès la fin du XIXe siècle, ils n'ont été décrits et étudiés convenablement que récemment. Ils sont fréquents dans l'hémisphère nord, en particulier au Canada, au Groenland et au Spitsberg. On les trouve dans les principaux types de roches affectés de réseaux de diaclases. Les blocs éjectés montrent souvent des parois altérées et couvertes de lichens crustacés [...] Le soulèvement des fragments est lié à l'action du froid, notamment à la gélifraction, la gélidisjonction et aux pressions causées par le gel de l'eau dans les fissures. Les formes actives et non actives se rencontrent dans des régions où le pergélisol existe. 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9difice%20rocheux%20d%27%C3%A9jection%20g%C3%A9livale
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
édifice rocheux d'éjection gélivale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 5, French, - %C3%A9difice%20rocheux%20d%27%C3%A9jection%20g%C3%A9livale
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2010-04-14
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- fracture system
1, record 6, English, fracture%20system
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- réseau de fractures
1, record 6, French, r%C3%A9seau%20de%20fractures
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- système de fractures 2, record 6, French, syst%C3%A8me%20de%20fractures
masculine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2004-06-01
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- fracture permeability
1, record 7, English, fracture%20permeability
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Typically extensive development of thick skarn units reflects the high fracture permeability of the porphyry Cu system. 1, record 7, English, - fracture%20permeability
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- perméabilité de fracture
1, record 7, French, perm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9%20de%20fracture
correct, feminine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La formation caractéristique d'unités skarnifiées épaisses sur une vaste étendue témoigne de la forte perméabilité de fracture des systèmes porphyriques à minéralisation de cuivre. 1, record 7, French, - perm%C3%A9abilit%C3%A9%20de%20fracture
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 2004-02-23
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Surgical Instruments
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- intramedullary pin
1, record 8, English, intramedullary%20pin
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
- IM pin 2, record 8, English, IM%20pin
correct
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The External Skeletal Fixation System(ESF), with the addition of the intramedullary pin(especially in cases involving the humerus or femur), offers the most flexible and cost effective method of fracture repair available. 3, record 8, English, - intramedullary%20pin
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 2 CONT
A single intramedullary (IM) pin offers little resistance to rotational forces. 2, record 8, English, - intramedullary%20pin
Record 8, Key term(s)
- intra-medullary pin
- intramedullar pin
- intra-medullar pin
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Instruments chirurgicaux
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- broche intramédullaire
1, record 8, French, broche%20intram%C3%A9dullaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Réduction d'une fracture tibiotarsienne chez une buse de Harris à l'aide d'un fixateur externe avec broche intramédullaire. 1, record 8, French, - broche%20intram%C3%A9dullaire
Record 8, Key term(s)
- broche intra-médullaire
- broche intra médullaire
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 2002-04-09
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Soil Pollution
- Geochemistry
- Waste Management
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- chemical leaching
1, record 9, English, chemical%20leaching
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chemical leaching. It is hoped that by circulating suitable solvents through the [geothermal] system, large volumes of solubles may be removed from the fracture, thus increasing the volume of contained fluid and effectively widening the flow passages to a small but useful extent. 2, record 9, English, - chemical%20leaching
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Pollution du sol
- Géochimie
- Gestion des déchets
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- lessivage chimique
1, record 9, French, lessivage%20chimique
correct, masculine noun
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
- lixiviation chimique 2, record 9, French, lixiviation%20chimique
correct, feminine noun
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les reportages et les articles des médias sur la contamination de puits par des fuites de réservoirs d'essence ou de solvants de nettoyage à sec et au sujet des effets du lessivage chimique de décharges ou de lieux d'élimination des déchets industriels ont suscité, chez le public, des préoccupations relatives à la qualité des eaux souterraines. 3, record 9, French, - lessivage%20chimique
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1992-03-24
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Medical and Surgical Equipment
- Orthopedic Surgery
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- transfixing pin
1, record 10, English, transfixing%20pin
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In a Femoral Mounting, both Transfixing Pins and Half-Pins are used. On the distal side of the fracture a group of Transfixing Pins are placed as for a Vidal Frame.(In Howmedica's catalog "The Original Hoffmann External Fixation System", p. 20.) 1, record 10, English, - transfixing%20pin
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Équipement médico-chirurgical
- Chirurgie orthopédique
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- broche transfixiante
1, record 10, French, broche%20transfixiante
feminine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- fiche transfixiante 2, record 10, French, fiche%20transfixiante
proposal, feminine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Fixateur externe d'Ilizarov - [...] Il comporte des anneaux, des tiges filetées et des broches. La liaison os-fixateur s'effectue par l'intermédiaire de broches transfixiantes qui peuvent être lisses ou à olives. 1, record 10, French, - broche%20transfixiante
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Proposition découlant de la préférence que les hôpitaux du Québec marqueraient pour le terme «fiche» dans le cas des fixateurs externes. 2, record 10, French, - broche%20transfixiante
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
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