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SHEAR STRESS [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plastics Manufacturing
- Strength of Materials
- General Scientific and Technical Vocabulary
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- shear stress
1, record 1, English, shear%20stress
correct, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- shearing stress 2, record 1, English, shearing%20stress
correct
- tangential stress 3, record 1, English, tangential%20stress
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The force, parallel to its original working area, divided by the cross-section of the specimen measured in this area. 4, record 1, English, - shear%20stress
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
shear stress: term and definition standardized by ISO. 5, record 1, English, - shear%20stress
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Plasturgie
- Résistance des matériaux
- Vocabulaire technique et scientifique général
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contrainte de cisaillement
1, record 1, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contrainte tangentielle 2, record 1, French, contrainte%20tangentielle
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- cision 3, record 1, French, cision
correct, feminine noun, standardized
- tension de cisaillement 4, record 1, French, tension%20de%20cisaillement
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Force parallèle à la surface de travail originale divisée par l'aire de la section droite de l'éprouvette, mesurée sur cette surface. 3, record 1, French, - contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contrainte de cisaillement; cision; contrainte tangentielle : termes et défintion normalisés par l'ISO. 5, record 1, French, - contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Fabricación de plásticos
- Resistencia de los materiales
- Vocabulario técnico y científico general
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esfuerzo cortante
1, record 1, Spanish, esfuerzo%20cortante
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- esfuerzo por cizalladura 1, record 1, Spanish, esfuerzo%20por%20cizalladura%20
correct, masculine noun
- tensión de cizallamiento 2, record 1, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20cizallamiento
feminine noun
- esfuerzo de cizalla 3, record 1, Spanish, esfuerzo%20de%20cizalla
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fuerza, paralela a la superficie de trabajo original, dividida por el área la sección transversal del espécimen medida sobre esta superficie. 1, record 1, Spanish, - esfuerzo%20cortante
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- shear stress
1, record 2, English, shear%20stress
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Defined as F/A - [[sigma]xy] where F is a force acting in the direction of movement, A is the area of the parallel plates between which the fluid whose shear stress is being measured is placed, and [[sigma]xy] is the component of stress acting in the y-direction on a plate normal to the x-axis. 2, record 2, English, - shear%20stress
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The word "sigma" must be replaced by the corresponding Greek letter. 3, record 2, English, - shear%20stress
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- contrainte de cisaillement
1, record 2, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Définie par l'équation: F/A = [[sigma]xy] où F est une force agissant dans la direction du mouvement, A est la superficie des plaques parallèles entre lesquelles le fluide dont on mesure la contrainte de cisaillement est placé et [[sigma]xy] est la composante de la contrainte qui agit dans la direction y sur un plan normal par rapport à l'axe des x. 1, record 2, French, - contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le mot «sigma» doit être remplacé par la lettre grecque correspondante. 2, record 2, French, - contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- tensión de cizallamiento
1, record 2, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20cizallamiento
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-09-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- shear stress
1, record 3, English, shear%20stress
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The force acting in shear flow expressed per unit area. 2, record 3, English, - shear%20stress
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- contrainte de cisaillement
1, record 3, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Morfología y fisiología general
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tensión de cizallamiento
1, record 3, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20cizallamiento
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-06-02
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- shearing stress
1, record 4, English, shearing%20stress
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Force due to viscosity in a region of wind shear. 2, record 4, English, - shearing%20stress
Record 4, Key term(s)
- shear stress
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- effort de cisaillement
1, record 4, French, effort%20de%20cisaillement
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- tension de cisaillement 1, record 4, French, tension%20de%20cisaillement
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Force due à la viscosité dans une région de cisaillement du vent. 2, record 4, French, - effort%20de%20cisaillement
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- tensión de cortante
1, record 4, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20cortante
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- tensión de cizalladura 1, record 4, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20cizalladura
feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Fuerza debida a la viscosidad en una región con cizalladura del viento. 1, record 4, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20cortante
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-05-12
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Atmospheric Physics
- Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics (Physics)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- Reynolds stress
1, record 5, English, Reynolds%20stress
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- eddy shearing stress 2, record 5, English, eddy%20shearing%20stress
correct
- turbulent shear stress 3, record 5, English, turbulent%20shear%20stress
correct
- eddy stress 4, record 5, English, eddy%20stress
- virtual stress 4, record 5, English, virtual%20stress
- apparent stress 4, record 5, English, apparent%20stress
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tangential stress (force per unit area of surface) responsible for the transfer of momentum in a turbulent fluid. 5, record 5, English, - Reynolds%20stress
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In turbulent flow the particles move both horizontally and vertically and there is a continuous "mixing of particles". Some move upwards and some downwards according to a stochastic process. ... In turbulent flow the particles move irregularly causing continuous exchange of momentum (remember: momentum is mass multiplied by velocity) from one portion of fluid to another and this momentum exchange is the reason for the turbulent shear stress, which is also called the Reynolds stress. 6, record 5, English, - Reynolds%20stress
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
It [tangential stress] is equal, in a given plane, to the time average of the fluid density at a point multiplied by the product of two corresponding components of the eddy velocity. 5, record 5, English, - Reynolds%20stress
Record 5, Key term(s)
- eddy shear stress
- turbulent shearing stress
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Physique de l'atmosphère
- Mécanique des fluides et hydraulique (Physique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- tension de Reynolds
1, record 5, French, tension%20de%20Reynolds
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrainte tangentielle (force par unité de surface) causant le transfert de quantité de mouvement dans un fluide turbulent [...] 2, record 5, French, - tension%20de%20Reynolds
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] elle est égale, dans un plan donné, à la moyenne temporelle de la masse volumique du fluide en un point multipliée par le produit des deux composantes correspondantes de la vitesse turbulente. 2, record 5, French, - tension%20de%20Reynolds
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Física de la atmósfera
- Mecánica de fluidos e hidráulica (Física)
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- tensión de Reynolds
1, record 5, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20Reynolds
feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
- tensión de cizalladura por turbulencia 1, record 5, Spanish, tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20cizalladura%20por%20turbulencia
feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tensión tangencial (fuerza por unidad de área) responsable de la transferencia de la cantidad de impulso en un fluido turbulento. 1, record 5, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20Reynolds
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Está expresada, en un plano dado, por el promedio de la densidad del fluido con respecto al tiempo en un punto multiplicado por el producto de las dos componentes de la velocidad de la turbulencia correspondiente. 1, record 5, Spanish, - tensi%C3%B3n%20de%20Reynolds
Record 6 - internal organization data 2001-12-04
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- shear stress
1, record 6, English, shear%20stress
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- shearing stress 2, record 6, English, shearing%20stress
- tangential stress 2, record 6, English, tangential%20stress
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- contrainte cisaillante
1, record 6, French, contrainte%20cisaillante
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- contrainte de cisaillement 2, record 6, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
- contrainte tangentielle 1, record 6, French, contrainte%20tangentielle
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Contrainte s'exerçant parallèlement aux éléments de surface. 1, record 6, French, - contrainte%20cisaillante
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 2001-08-29
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Modelling (Mathematics)
- Environmental Studies and Analyses
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- critical shear stress
1, record 7, English, critical%20shear%20stress
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For each solid fraction, the user must specify specific gravity, volumetric concentration in the layer, fall velocity, critical shear stress and whether the fraction is cohesive or strippable during descent. 1, record 7, English, - critical%20shear%20stress
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Modélisation (Mathématique)
- Études et analyses environnementales
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- stress de cisaillement critique
1, record 7, French, stress%20de%20cisaillement%20critique
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- cisaillement critique 1, record 7, French, cisaillement%20critique
masculine noun
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pour chacune de ces catégories, l'usager devra spécifier la densité du sédiment; la fraction du volume qu'elle occupe dans chacune des couches; la vitesse de sédimentation; le stress de cisaillement critique; la cohésion du sédiment; et la possibilité qu'une partie du sédiment soit perdue dans la colonne d'eau durant la descente. 1, record 7, French, - stress%20de%20cisaillement%20critique
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Food Industries
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- shear stress
1, record 8, English, shear%20stress
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Industrie de l'alimentation
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- contrainte de cisaillement
1, record 8, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Technologie des aliments : Solide soumis à un effort, ou contrainte de cisaillement (force par unité de surface). 1, record 8, French, - contrainte%20de%20cisaillement
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1994-12-14
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Extinguishing Agents
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- critical shear stress of a foam
1, record 9, English, critical%20shear%20stress%20of%20a%20foam
correct, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
- foam critical shear stress 2, record 9, English, foam%20critical%20shear%20stress
correct, proposal
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The minimum shear stress between individual bubbles in a mass of foam which bears a relationship to foam viscosity, stability and spreading characteristics. 1, record 9, English, - critical%20shear%20stress%20of%20a%20foam
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Critical shear stress of a foam: Term and definition standardized by ISO. 2, record 9, English, - critical%20shear%20stress%20of%20a%20foam
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Agents extincteurs
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- tension de cisaillement critique d'une mousse
1, record 9, French, tension%20de%20cisaillement%20critique%20d%27une%20mousse
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tension de cisaillement minimum entre les différentes bulles à l'intérieur de la mousse qui est fonction des caractéristiques suivantes de la mousse : viscosité, stabilité et propagation. 1, record 9, French, - tension%20de%20cisaillement%20critique%20d%27une%20mousse
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Terme et définition normalisés par l'ISO. 2, record 9, French, - tension%20de%20cisaillement%20critique%20d%27une%20mousse
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1988-12-13
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- basal shear stress
1, record 10, English, basal%20shear%20stress
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Shear stress that acts at the base of a glacier or ice sheet. 2, record 10, English, - basal%20shear%20stress
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Other aspects suggest that these readvances occurred under conditions of low basal shear stress. 3, record 10, English, - basal%20shear%20stress
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Example taken from the Decade of North American Geology, Volume 1, chapter 9. 4, record 10, English, - basal%20shear%20stress
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- contrainte de cisaillement à la base d'un glacier
1, record 10, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement%20%C3%A0%20la%20base%20d%27un%20glacier
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
- contrainte de cisaillement de fond 1, record 10, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement%20de%20fond
correct, masculine noun
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1980-06-13
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Soil Science
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- shear stress 1, record 11, English, shear%20stress
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The force per unit are a acting tangentially to a given plane within a soil mass. 1, record 11, English, - shear%20stress
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Science du sol
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- force de cisaillement 1, record 11, French, force%20de%20cisaillement
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Force par unité de surface agissant de façon oblique sur un plan donné dans une masse de sol. 1, record 11, French, - force%20de%20cisaillement
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1978-03-27
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Geology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- octahedral shear stress
1, record 12, English, octahedral%20shear%20stress
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The stress that can be used for the strength criterion according to the maximum energy of distortion theory. The octahedral plane is at equal angles to the three principal planes, and the normal component of stress is equal to the average of the three principal stresses. 1, record 12, English, - octahedral%20shear%20stress
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- contrainte de cisaillement octahédrale 1, record 12, French, contrainte%20de%20cisaillement%20octah%C3%A9drale
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La contrainte qui peut être utilisée pour critère de résistance d'après la théorie de l'énergie maximum de distorsion. Le plan octahédral est à angles égaux aux trois plans principaux, et la composante normale de la contrainte est égale à la moyenne des trois contraintes principales. 1, record 12, French, - contrainte%20de%20cisaillement%20octah%C3%A9drale
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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