plate shear
11Triaxial shear test — A triaxial shear test is a common method to measure the mechanical properties of many deformable solids, especially soil, sand, clay, and other granular materials or powders. There are several variations on the test, discussed below.Basic… …
12Drake's Plate of Brass — The so called Drake s Plate of Brass. Note the hole in the lower right. The real plate was described as displaying the queen s portrait on a sixpence coin through a hole in the plate. The so called Drake s Plate of Brass is a forgery that… …
13Nabih Youssef — Born Egypt Nationality Egyptian American Education Cairo University California State University, Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles Work …
14Parker Manufacturing Company — Shear manufactured at the Parker plant. Parker Manufacturing Company was a machine shop during WWII, a manufacturer of machine tools, a manufacturer/distributor of metal kitchen cabinets and sinks, and an industrial landlord, in Santa Monica, CA …
15Transpression — shear and a component of shortening, resulting in oblique shear. Transpression typically occurs at a regional scale, such as plate boundaries that have an oblique convergence. More locally, transpression can occur along strike slip fault zones… …
16fluid mechanics — an applied science dealing with the basic principles of gaseous and liquid matter. Cf. fluid dynamics. [1940 45] * * * Study of the effects of forces and energy on liquids and gases. One branch of the field, hydrostatics, deals with fluids at… …
17Bending — For other uses, see Bending (disambiguation). Flexure redirects here. For joints that bend, see living hinge. For bearings that operate by bending, see flexure bearing. Continuum mechanics …
18Lamb waves — propagate in solid plates. They are elastic waves whose particle motion lies in the plane defined by the plate normal and the direction of wave propagation. In 1917, the English mathematician Horace Lamb published his classic analysis and… …
19Earth Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Geology and Geochemistry The theme of the 33rd International Geological Congress, which was held in Norway in August 2008, was “Earth System Science: Foundation for Sustainable Development.” It was attended by nearly… …
20Olympic-Wallowa Lineament — Location of the Olympic Wallowa Lineament. Is the OWL an optical illusion? The Olympic Wallowa lineament (OWL) – first reported by cartographer Erwin Raisz in 1945 [1] on a relief map of the continental United States – is a physiographic feature… …
