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POROELASTICITY [2 records]

Record 1 2023-04-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

... the interaction between fluid flow and solids deformation within a porous medium.

Key term(s)
  • poro-elasticity

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mécanique des sols

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Mecánica del suelo
CONT

La poroelasticidad estudia el comportamiento de los materiales elásticos cuyos poros están ocupados por un fluido.

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Record 2 2010-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
DEF

Any of the simple sinusoidal components into which a periodic quantity may be resolved.

CONT

Here, we apply the theory of poroelasticity to predict the magnitude and phase of tidally induced temperature and velocity signals at the seafloor relative to each harmonic component of the ocean tide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
CONT

Chacune des variations élémentaires du niveau de l'eau s'appelle une composante harmonique. La représentation de ces ondes (amplitude en fonction de la fréquence de l'onde considérée) constitue le spectre de marée déterminé à partir des élévations dans le temps du niveau des océans en un point donné.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hidrología e hidrografía
DEF

Uno de los elementos armónicos en una expresión matemática de la fuerza productora de la marea y en las fórmulas correspondientes para la marea o corriente de marea.

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