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31bridge — bridge1 bridgeable, adj. bridgeless, adj. bridgelike, adj. /brij/, n., v., bridged, bridging, adj. n. 1. a structure spanning and providing passage over a river, chasm, road, or the like. 2. a connecting, transitional, or intermediate route or… …
32plate tectonics — plate tectonic, adj. Geol. a theory of global tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided into a number of crustal plates, each of which moves on the plastic asthenosphere more or less independently to collide with, slide under, or move past… …
33rock — rock1 rockless, adj. rocklike, adj. /rok/, n. 1. a large mass of stone forming a hill, cliff, promontory, or the like. 2. Geol. a. mineral matter of variable composition, consolidated or unconsolidated, assembled in masses or considerable… …
34Rock — /rok/, n. a male given name. * * * I In geology, a naturally occurring and coherent aggregate of minerals. The three major classes of rock igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic are based on the processes that formed them. These three classes are… …
35Magnesium alloy — Figure 1: Number of scientific articles which have terms AZ91 or AZ31 in the abstract. Magnesium alloys are mixtures of magnesium with other metals (called an alloy), often aluminium, zinc, manganese, silicon, copper, rare earths and zirc …
36Zone de cisaillement — La zone de cisaillement est une surface de discontinuité tectonique très importante affectant l écorce et le manteau supérieur. Elle résulte d une déformation inhomogène concentrant des mouvements relatives dans les zones planaires ou curvilignes …
37Granite — For other uses, see Granite (disambiguation). Granite Igneous Rock Granite containing potassium feldspar, plagioclase feldspar, quartz, and biotite and/or amphibole Composi …
38Metal — This article is about metallic materials. For other uses, see Metal (disambiguation). Some metal pieces Metals Alkali metals …
39List of engineering topics — This page aims to list all topics related to the broad field of engineering. A more compact list can be found at list of basic engineering topics. See the bottom of the page for links to lists for specific engineering disciplines or for… …
40List of structural engineering topics — This page aims to list all articles related to the specific discipline of structural engineering. For a broad overview of engineering, please see List of engineering topics. For biographies please see List of engineers.compactTOC NOTOC AA frame… …
