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STRUCTURAL CURVE [2 records]

Record 1 1990-06-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

A segment of the spine with a lateral curvature that lacks normal flexibility. Radiographically, it is identified in supine lateral side-bending films by the failure to correct fully. They may be multiple.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
CONT

Chaque courbure structurale est limitée en haut et en bas par une vertèbre, dite habituellement "vertèbre neutre", en réalité il vaut mieux l'appeler "vertèbre limite".

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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Record 2 1982-08-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foundation Engineering
OBS

On the same diagram can then be plotted the "structural curves" for a given profile and material of a sheet pile and for a given bending stress.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Technique des fondations
OBS

Sur le même diagramme peuvent être tracées les «courbes de structure», pour une palplanche d'un profil et d'un matériau donné, et pour un effort de flexion donné: ces courbes indiquent le moment unité admissible pour différentes longueurs H de cette palplanche.

Spanish

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