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cross canyon earthquake acceleration

Portuguese translation: aceleração do terremoto na direção transversal

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English term or phrase:cross canyon earthquake acceleration
Portuguese translation:aceleração do terremoto na direção transversal
Entered by: Matheus Chaud

16:43 Dec 27, 2016
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Tech/Engineering - Construction / Civil Engineering / segurança de barragens
English term or phrase: cross canyon earthquake acceleration
Slab and buttress dam designs have typically been designed for in plane loading only. They are often inadequately reinforced and are incapable of resisting cross canyon earthquake accelerations.
Murilo Lisboa
Brazil
aceleração do terremoto na direção transversal
Explanation:
cross canyon = transversal:

...risk of a catastrophic dam failure during a large transverse (cross canyon) earthquake

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx/local-news/7590-psnh-be...
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Matheus Chaud
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3acelerações de terremoto cross canyon
Clauwolf
3aceleração do terremoto na direção transversal
Matheus Chaud


  

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- cross canyon earthquake acceleration
acelerações de terremoto cross canyon


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aceleração do terremoto na direção transversal


Explanation:
cross canyon = transversal:

...risk of a catastrophic dam failure during a large transverse (cross canyon) earthquake

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/newsx/local-news/7590-psnh-be...

Matheus Chaud
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