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English translation: to fail by slow quasi-static development of cracks/fractures
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| 20:40 Oct 11, 2004 |
| Russian to English translations [PRO] Science - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.) / polymers | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Jack slep Local time: 04:59 | ||||||
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| 4 +4 | to be destroyed by the slow development of cracks |
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| 4 +2 | can fail... |
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| 4 +1 | can fracture due to slow, quasi-static crack propagation |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2can fail... Explanation: Polymers can fail by slow quasi-static development of cracks/fractures. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2004-10-11 20:48:48 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Example: Charpy and Izod Pendulum, Drop Weight and Instrumented Impact ... ... specimen during the impact event and can be misleading. For example, composites can fail internally but display no damage externally. ... www.instron.com/applications/ test_types/impact/test_types.asp - |
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7 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4
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