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Record 1 2003-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Soil Science
  • Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
DEF

The volume of water-filled voids expressed as a percentage of the total volume of voids in a soil or other material.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Science du sol
  • Mécanique des sols
DEF

Rapport exprimé en pourcentage, du volume des vides du sol occupés par l'eau au volume total des vides.

OBS

Dans le symbole Sr, la lettre r s'écrit en indice.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Ciencia del suelo
  • Mecánica del suelo
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Record 2 2002-03-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Road Traffic
DEF

A ratio of the total number of green signal intervals that are fully utilized by traffic during the peak hour to the total number of green intervals for that approach during the same period. Its maximum attainable value is one.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Circulation routière
OBS

Pourcentage du nombre de cycles pendant lequel il y a saturation.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tránsito vial
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