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Record 1 1989-06-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geology
DEF

A branch of geology that embraces the fundamentals of structural geology and a knowledge of the response, or strain, of natural materials to deformation or changes caused by the application of stress and/or strain energy.

DEF

That branch of geology dealing with the response of natural earth materials to the application of deforming forces and combining the basic fundamentals of structural geology.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Géologie
DEF

Mécanique des sols et des roches.

OBS

(...) la mécanique des roches est beaucoup plus récente, et moins codifiée, que la mécanique des sols.

Spanish

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