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RUPTURE SURFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Soil Mechanics (Engineering)
- Tectonics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rupture surface
1, record 1, English, rupture%20surface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- surface of rupture 2, record 1, English, surface%20of%20rupture
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The detachment surface on which differential movement occurs. 3, record 1, English, - rupture%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depleted mass - The volume of the displaced material, which overlies the rupture surface but underlies the original ground surface. 4, record 1, English, - rupture%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
rupture surface: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 5, record 1, English, - rupture%20surface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Rupture surface of a fault. 6, record 1, English, - rupture%20surface
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mécanique des sols
- Tectonique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- surface de rupture
1, record 1, French, surface%20de%20rupture
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Un versant a atteint la rupture lorsque les mouvements du versant conduisent à l'individualisation d'une surface ou de plusieurs surfaces correspondant à de fortes discontinuités de déplacement; ces surfaces sont appelées surfaces de rupture. La rupture est brutale si la formation de la surface de rupture est très rapide et s'accompagne d'une forte accélération des mouvements. [...] La rupture est progressive lorsque la formation de la surface de rupture se fait par étapes successives. Elle est régressive lorsque la surface de rupture régresse vers l'amont du versant latéralement. 2, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20rupture
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surface de rupture : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 1, French, - surface%20de%20rupture
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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