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GRAVIMETRE COSTE ROMBERG [1 record]

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Record 1 1977-06-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Geological Research and Exploration
  • Geophysics
  • Gravity (Physics)
OBS

In the La Coste-Romberg gravimeter (...) the main spring which balances out the gravitational pull on the weight is a "zero-length spring" inclined at an angle. A zero-length spring has a stress-strain curve which passes through zero length when projected back to zero strain (...) Zero-length springs have very long periods and high sensitivity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherches et prospections géologiques
  • Géophysique
  • Pesanteur (Physique)
OBS

Le fléau pivote autour de l'axe de rotation horizontal 0 et, à sont centre de gravité P, il est soutenu par un ressort dont la longueur fictive serait nulle en l'absence de tension ("ressort de longueur nulle").

Spanish

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