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21solids, mechanics of — ▪ physics Introduction science concerned with the stressing (stress), deformation (deformation and flow), and failure of solid materials and structures. What, then, is a solid? Any material, fluid or solid, can support normal forces.… …
22Mécanique de la rupture — La mécanique de la rupture tend à définir une propriété du matériau qui peut se traduire par sa résistance à la rupture fragile (fracture). Car si les structures sont calculées pour que les contraintes nominales ne dépassent pas, en règle… …
23Fracture toughness — In materials science, fracture toughness is a property which describes the ability of a material containing a crack to resist fracture, and is one of the most important properties of any material for virtually all design applications. It is… …
24Cocaine — For other uses, see Cocaine (disambiguation). Cocaine …
25Fretting — Le terme de fretting a été inventé pour décrire les phénomènes physiques particuliers d usure, déformation, oxydation, corrosion[1], fissuration, adhésion ou autres modifications physicochimique, électrochimiques et structurale de la matière… …
26Hindenburg disaster — Infobox Aircraft accident name = LZ 129 Hindenburg caption = Hindenburg a few seconds after catching fire. date = May 6, 1937 type = Airship fire site = Lakehurst Naval Air Station in Manchester Township, New Jersey coords =… …
27metallurgy — metallurgic, metallurgical, adj. metallurgically, adv. metallurgist /met l err jist/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jist/, n. /met l err jee/ or, esp. Brit., /meuh tal euhr jee/, n. 1. the technique or science of working or heating metals so as… …
28Mechanical engineering — Mechanical engineers design and build engines and power plants …
29china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
30China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
