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CONTRAINTE COMPRESSION [5 records]

Record 1 2013-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Dentistry
DEF

The compressive load per unit area of original cross-section carried by the test piece at any time during the compressive test.

OBS

It is expressed in megapascals (meganewtons per square metre).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Dentisterie
DEF

Charge de compression par unité de surface de la section droite initiale de l'éprouvette à chaque instant de l'essai de compression. [Définition extraite de l'ISO 604].

OBS

Elle est exprimée en mégapascals (méganewtons par mètre carré).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Odontología
DEF

Carga de compresión por unidad de área de la sección transversal original realizado a un espécimen en cualquier momento de ensayo de compresión.

OBS

Se expresa en megapascales (MPa) (Newtons por milímetro cuadrado).

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Record 2 2009-03-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tectonics
DEF

The stress that squeezes something.

OBS

It is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicular to the surface or from remote forces transmitted through the surrounding rock.

OBS

compressional stress: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tectonique
CONT

[...] le diapirisme groupe deux familles de structures : les dômes de sels, qui se mettent en place en l'absence de contrainte orogénique, et les plis diapirs, où la contrainte de compression constitue l'élément moteur.

OBS

contrainte de compression : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre.

Spanish

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Record 3 2003-10-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Wood Drying
DEF

Stress found in the interior regions of wood during the early stages of drying, caused by the shrinking of the outer shell ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Séchage du bois
DEF

Contrainte dans la partie intérieure du bois durant les premiers stades du séchage, causée par le retrait de la partie extérieure [...]

Spanish

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Record 4 1998-04-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Strength of Materials
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Physics of Solids
CONT

If the stress tends ... to compress or shorten the material [it is called] compressive stress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Résistance des matériaux
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Physique des solides
CONT

Le sens de la contrainte change alternativement [...] la contrainte de traction devient contrainte de compression.

Spanish

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Record 5 1982-08-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Industry

French

Domaine(s)
  • Industrie des plastiques

Spanish

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