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HOLD RESISTANCE [3 records]

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Record 1 2026-01-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military (General)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Militaire (Généralités)

Spanish

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Record 2 2009-01-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
DEF

The resistance of the snow cover to the action of forces acting to cause grains to slide past one another.

CONT

Shear strength [is] a measure of the bond strength or resistance to slippage between two adjacent snow layers. In a snow slab, the slope parallel component of gravity tends to pull the slab downhill while friction and cohesion(shear strength) between snow surfaces act to hold the slab in place. Slippage between the slab and its undersurface can result, and avalanching can result if gravity induced shear stress between layers exceeds the shear strength bonding snow layers together and the tensile, compressive and flank strengths of the slab are not sufficient to hold it in place. Snow layers composed of surface hoar, low density snow, graupel have very low shear strength.

CONT

The shear strength of the December 12 surface hoar is increasing. [Example approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.]

OBS

shear strength: term officially approved by the Avalanche Bulletin Terminology Standardization Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
DEF

Contrainte tangentielle à une surface qui provoque la rupture d'un élément du manteau neigeux suivant une surface appelée surface de glissement.

CONT

La résistance au cisaillement de la couche de givre de surface du 12 décembre augmente. [Exemple entériné par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.]

OBS

résistance au cisaillement : terme uniformisé par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie des bulletins d'avalanche.

Spanish

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Record 3 1998-12-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Opening and Closing Devices (Packaging)
OBS

Friction closure. A closure that is so designed that frictional resistance to movement exists between the cap, plug, cover, etc. and the part of the container designed to hold it, tending to prevent movement with respect to each other. In the plug-type of closure, friction is accomplished by the excess of size of the plug, or male member, over the ring into which it is to be inserted. In cap-type closures, friction is accomplished by the smaller size of the cap in relation to the opening part to which it is applied.

Key term(s)
  • friction fit lid

French

Domaine(s)
  • Modes d'ouverture et de fermeture (Emball.)

Spanish

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