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WEAR-OUT FAILURE [2 records]

Record 1 1998-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeronautical Engineering and Maintenance
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

Failure whose probability of occurrence increases with time and which occurs as a result of processes which are characteristic of the population.

OBS

wear-out failure: term standardized by ISO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aérotechnique et maintenance
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Défaillance dont la probabilité d'apparition augmente avec le temps et qui survient à la suite de processus caractéristiques du type de dispositif.

OBS

défaillance par dégradation : terme normalisé par l'ISO.

Key term(s)
  • panne prévisible

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-05-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tolerances and Modular Co-ordination (Construction)
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
DEF

Failure which occurs as a result of fatigue, wear, degradation and time-aged deterioration.

OBS

term standardized by ISO.

OBS

Earth-moving machinery - machine availability.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Calcul, tolérances et modulation (Construction)
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
DEF

Défaillance qui se produit par suite de fatigue, d'usure, de dégradation ou de détérioration dans le temps.

OBS

terme normalisé par l'ISO.

OBS

Engins de terrassement - disponibilité d'un engin.

Spanish

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