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INITIAL CRACK LENGTH [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Engineering Tests and Reliability
- Plastics Manufacturing
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- initial crack length
1, record 1, English, initial%20crack%20length
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The length of the notch made in the test specimen. 1, record 1, English, - initial%20crack%20length
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The initial crack length] is expressed in metres. 1, record 1, English, - initial%20crack%20length
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
initial crack length : term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 1, English, - initial%20crack%20length
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
- Plasturgie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- longueur initiale de fissure
1, record 1, French, longueur%20initiale%20de%20fissure
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Longueur de l'entaille réalisée dans l'éprouvette. 1, record 1, French, - longueur%20initiale%20de%20fissure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Exprimée en mètres. 1, record 1, French, - longueur%20initiale%20de%20fissure
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
longueur initiale de fissure : terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 1, French, - longueur%20initiale%20de%20fissure
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Types of Concrete
- Field Engineering (Military)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- prestressed concrete
1, record 2, English, prestressed%20concrete
correct, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- pre-stressed concrete 2, record 2, English, pre%2Dstressed%20concrete
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Concrete with stresses induced in it before use so as to counteract stresses that will be produced by loads. 3, record 2, English, - prestressed%20concrete
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The most common way [of producing compressive prestress] is to stretch steel bars or wires, called tendons, and to anchor them to the concrete; when they try to regain their initial length, the concrete resists and is prestressed.... An especially desirable characteristic of prestressed concrete is that as long as the material is maintained in compression it cannot crack. 3, record 2, English, - prestressed%20concrete
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
prestressed concrete: term officially approved by the Engineering Terminology Working Group. 4, record 2, English, - prestressed%20concrete
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Sortes de béton
- Génie (Militaire)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- béton précontraint
1, record 2, French, b%C3%A9ton%20pr%C3%A9contraint
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Béton dont l'armature a été tendue avant la mise en place du béton ou placée dans des gaines et tendue après le durcissement du béton. 2, record 2, French, - b%C3%A9ton%20pr%C3%A9contraint
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La technique du béton précontraint est différente, dans son principe, de celle du béton armé. Des fils d'acier à haute résistance à la traction, libres ou unis en torons ou en câbles, sont inclus dans le béton et mis en tension permanente, ce qui provoque une compression du béton qui compense les effets des forces de traction résultant des charges. 3, record 2, French, - b%C3%A9ton%20pr%C3%A9contraint
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
béton précontraint : terme uniformisé par le Comité de terminologie française du Conseil de doctrine et de tactique de l'Armée de terre et par le Groupe de travail de terminologie du génie. 4, record 2, French, - b%C3%A9ton%20pr%C3%A9contraint
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Tipos de hormigón
- Ingeniería de campaña (Militar)
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- hormigón pretensado
1, record 2, Spanish, hormig%C3%B3n%20pretensado
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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