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ELLIPSOIDE CONTRAINTE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-04-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Nadai parameter
1, record 1, English, Nadai%20parameter
proposal
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- paramètre de Nadai
1, record 1, French, param%C3%A8tre%20de%20Nadai
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Paramètre exprimant l'intensité de déformation d’un ellipsoïde sous l'effet de la contrainte subie. 1, record 1, French, - param%C3%A8tre%20de%20Nadai
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mathematics
- Geology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- strain ellipsoid
1, record 2, English, strain%20ellipsoid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- deformation ellipsoid 2, record 2, English, deformation%20ellipsoid
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
1. In elastic theory, a sphere under homogeneous strain is transformed into an ellipsoid with this property: the ratio of the length of a line, which has a given direction in the strained state, to the length of the corresponding line in the unstrained state, is proportional to the central radius vector of the surface drawn in the given direction. 2. The ellipsoid whose half-axes are the principal strains. 3, record 2, English, - strain%20ellipsoid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mathématiques
- Géologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ellipsoïde de déformation
1, record 2, French, ellipso%C3%AFde%20de%20d%C3%A9formation
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ellipsoïde des déformations 2, record 2, French, ellipso%C3%AFde%20des%20d%C3%A9formations
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La notion d’ellipsoïde de déformation a été conçue et utilisée par les ingénieurs pour l'étude de la déformation élastique, mais elle est utile également dans l'analyse des phénomènes de rupture. Une façon commode de se représenter la déformation consiste à imaginer une sphère soumise à une contrainte. Dans le cas le plus général cette sphère se déforme en un ellipsoïde à trois axes inégaux; mutuellement perpendiculaires. 1, record 2, French, - ellipso%C3%AFde%20de%20d%C3%A9formation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-11-28
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Mathematics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- stress ellipsoid
1, record 3, English, stress%20ellipsoid
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ellipsoid whose half-axes are the principal stresses. 2, record 3, English, - stress%20ellipsoid
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Mathématiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ellipsoïde de contrainte
1, record 3, French, ellipso%C3%AFde%20de%20contrainte
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les trois composantes de la contrainte [...], compressives ou tensiles, représentent les axes de l'«ellipsoïde de contrainte» [...] 1, record 3, French, - ellipso%C3%AFde%20de%20contrainte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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