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PRISME TRIANGULAIRE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1989-08-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Foundation Engineering
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sliding wedge
1, record 1, English, sliding%20wedge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The entire sliding wedge a'bc will be intersected by sliding surfaces ... which are parallel to cb. Thus the shearing strains throughout the entire mass of the wedge a'bc, except quite close to the wall, will be of the same order of magnitude, and the full frictional shearing resistance to sliding of the soil will be mobilized simultaneously. 2, record 1, English, - sliding%20wedge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Technique des fondations
- Mécanique des sols
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- prisme de rupture
1, record 1, French, prisme%20de%20rupture
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- coin de glissement 2, record 1, French, coin%20de%20glissement
correct, masculine noun
- coin glissant 3, record 1, French, coin%20glissant
masculine noun
- prisme d’éboulement 4, record 1, French, prisme%20d%26rsquo%3B%C3%A9boulement
masculine noun
- prisme de glissement 4, record 1, French, prisme%20de%20glissement
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un mur de soutènement est normalement sollicité par la poussée des terres engendrée par le poids du prisme de rupture instable("effet de coin"), s’exerçant, selon une répartition triangulaire, sur le parement au contact(...) 5, record 1, French, - prisme%20de%20rupture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le coin glissant a’bc, tout entier, est découpé par des surfaces de glissement (...) qui sont parallèles à cb. Ainsi, les déformations de cisaillement à travers toute la masse du coin a’bc, sauf tout près du mur, sont du même ordre de grandeur, et toute la résistance de frottement au cisaillement du sol se trouve mobilisée. 3, record 1, French, - prisme%20de%20rupture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-04-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Facilities and Equipment (Wood Industries)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- splitting machine 1, record 2, English, splitting%20machine
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- cleaving machine 2, record 2, English, cleaving%20machine
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Installations et équipement (Industr. du bois)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fendeuse
1, record 2, French, fendeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- machine à fendre 2, record 2, French, machine%20%C3%A0%20fendre
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Machine travaillant horizontalement ou verticalement, destinée à diviser une pièce de bois dans le sens des fibres au moyen, le plus souvent, d’un morceau de métal en forme de prisme triangulaire(coin). 1, record 2, French, - fendeuse
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1982-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Shipbuilding
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- triangular shape
1, record 3, English, triangular%20shape
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Constructions navales
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- flotteur prismatique triangulaire 1, record 3, French, flotteur%20prismatique%20triangulaire
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- prisme triangulaire 1, record 3, French, prisme%20triangulaire
- forme prismatique triangulaire 1, record 3, French, forme%20prismatique%20triangulaire
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Surveying Instruments
- Optics
- Optical Instruments
Record 4, Main entry term, English
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A transparent body bounded in part by two plane faces that are not parallel used to deviate or disperse a beam of light. 1, record 4, English, - prism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Instruments d'arpentage
- Optique
- Instruments d'optique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- prisme
1, record 4, French, prisme
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Prisme triangulaire, quadrangulaire ou pentagonale de verre ou de toute autre matière transparente, qui modifie le trajet des rayons lumineux et les dissocie. 1, record 4, French, - prisme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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