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GLISSEMENT DEGEL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Glaciology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- thaw slump
1, record 1, English, thaw%20slump
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- thaw slumping 2, record 1, English, thaw%20slumping
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A slope failure mechanism characterized by the melting of ground ice, and downslope sliding and flowing of the resulting debris. 2, record 1, English, - thaw%20slump
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Retrogressive thaw slump. 2, record 1, English, - thaw%20slump
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Glaciologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- glissement dû au dégel
1, record 1, French, glissement%20d%C3%BB%20au%20d%C3%A9gel
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Phénomène de rupture de versant caractérisé par la fonte de la glace de sol ainsi que la descente et le glissement des débris résultants. 1, record 1, French, - glissement%20d%C3%BB%20au%20d%C3%A9gel
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Glissement régressif dû au dégel. 1, record 1, French, - glissement%20d%C3%BB%20au%20d%C3%A9gel
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Glaciology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- thaw slide
1, record 2, English, thaw%20slide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... comprehensive pipeline integrity and environmental load monitoring programs are essential in the absence of standardized design guidelines for buried gas pipelines and return periods criteria for northern terrain-related environmental loads (such as frost heave, thaw settlement or thaw slides). 2, record 2, English, - thaw%20slide
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Glaciologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- glissement dû au dégel
1, record 2, French, glissement%20d%C3%BB%20au%20d%C3%A9gel
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les programmes exhaustifs liés à l'intégrité du pipeline et à la surveillance de la charge environnementale sont essentiels en l'absence de lignes directrices de conception normalisées pour les gazoducs enfouis et de critères relatifs à la période de retour pour les charges environnementales liées au terrain nordique (telles que le gonflement du sol par le gel, le tassement ou les glissements dus au dégel). 2, record 2, French, - glissement%20d%C3%BB%20au%20d%C3%A9gel
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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