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ANGLE FRICTION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cargo-wall friction angle
1, record 1, English, cargo%2Dwall%20friction%20angle
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Constructions navales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- angle de frottement cargaison-parois
1, record 1, French, angle%20de%20frottement%20cargaison%2Dparois
correct, masculine noun, officially approved
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
angle de frottement cargaison-parois : terme uniformisé par le Comité de normalisation de la terminologie navale. 2, record 1, French, - angle%20de%20frottement%20cargaison%2Dparois
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Lubrication Technology
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- angle of external friction
1, record 2, English, angle%20of%20external%20friction
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- angle of wall friction 2, record 2, English, angle%20of%20wall%20friction
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The maximum angle of obliquity between the normal and the resultant stress acting between rock and surface of another material. 3, record 2, English, - angle%20of%20external%20friction
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Tribologie
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- angle de frottement externe
1, record 2, French, angle%20de%20frottement%20externe
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'angle maximal d'obliquité entre la contrainte normale et la contrainte résultante agissant entre une roche et la surface d'un autre matériau. 1, record 2, French, - angle%20de%20frottement%20externe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-11-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Earthmoving
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- angle of internal friction
1, record 3, English, angle%20of%20internal%20friction
correct, see observation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A term applicable to a granular non-cohesive soil and equals approximately the angle of repose for clean sand. It is given by the angle between the abscissa and the tangent of the curve showing the relationship of shearing resistance to normal stress acting within a soil mass. 2, record 3, English, - angle%20of%20internal%20friction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Symbol [phi]. 2, record 3, English, - angle%20of%20internal%20friction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
angle of internal friction: A term synonymous with angle of shearing resistance but normally limited to cohesionless soils ... 3, record 3, English, - angle%20of%20internal%20friction
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Compare with "angle of shearing resistance." 4, record 3, English, - angle%20of%20internal%20friction
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Terrassement
- Mécanique des sols
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- angle de frottement interne
1, record 3, French, angle%20de%20frottement%20interne
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- angle de cisaillement interne 2, record 3, French, angle%20de%20cisaillement%20interne
correct, masculine noun
- angle de friction interne 3, record 3, French, angle%20de%20friction%20interne
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
L'angle maximal d'obliquité entre la contrainte normale et la contrainte résultante agissant sur une surface à l'intérieur d'un sol ou d'une roche. 4, record 3, French, - angle%20de%20frottement%20interne
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Angle de talus naturel : Angle sur l'horizontale que fait le talus d'un tas de sable sec, obtenu par déversement du matériau au sommet du tas. Pour un sable peu compact, cet angle est à peu de choses près égal à son angle de frottement interne. 5, record 3, French, - angle%20de%20frottement%20interne
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-10-10
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Lubrication Technology
- Physics of Solids
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- angle of friction
1, record 4, English, angle%20of%20friction
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- frictional angle 2, record 4, English, frictional%20angle
- friction angle 3, record 4, English, friction%20angle
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The angle whose tangent is the coefficient of friction. In measuring the coefficient of friction a body is placed on a plane and the latter tilted until the body will just slide down when gently tapped. The angle of the plane to the horizontal is then the angle of friction. 4, record 4, English, - angle%20of%20friction
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The limiting angle between the direction of the force resisting sliding and the normal to the surface of sliding is called the angle of friction ... 5, record 4, English, - angle%20of%20friction
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Tribologie
- Physique des solides
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- angle de frottement
1, record 4, French, angle%20de%20frottement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- angle de friction 2, record 4, French, angle%20de%20friction
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Angle entre la perpendiculaire à une surface et la force résultante agissant sur un corps posé sur la surface, et auquel angle ce corps commence à bouger. 3, record 4, French, - angle%20de%20frottement
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une pièce glissant sur un support est soumise [...] à l'action de la pesanteur et à la réaction normale du support, et [...] à la force appliquée qui tend à provoquer le mouvement et à la résistance tangentielle due au frottement; le mouvement a lieu si la force appliquée est supérieure à cette résistance. La résultante de la réaction normale du support et de la résistance tangentielle forme avec la normale au plan de glissement un angle appelé angle de frottement; la valeur de la tangente trigonométrique de cet angle est le coefficient de frottement [...] 4, record 4, French, - angle%20de%20frottement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Técnica de lubricación
- Física de los sólidos
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- ángulo de fricción
1, record 4, Spanish, %C3%A1ngulo%20de%20fricci%C3%B3n
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- ángulo de rozamiento 1, record 4, Spanish, %C3%A1ngulo%20de%20rozamiento
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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