Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

joint surfaces

French translation:

surfaces de diaclase

Added to glossary by Christophe M.
Aug 4, 2011 19:58
12 yrs ago
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English term

joint surfaces

English to French Tech/Engineering Geology Géotechnique- diagraphie
The majority of joint surfaces identified from the recovered cores are rough stepped/irregular (48%).
Proposed translations (French)
4 surfaces de diaclase

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surfaces de diaclase

.joint : geology a crack in a rock along which no displacement has occurred
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/joint

"Diaclase: n.f. Fentes de tension simple et linéaire sans déplacement des blocs rocheux.
Champ de diaclases: l.m. Groupement de diaclases se recoupant selon des directions"
http://www.geofri.ch/moodle1/file.php/1/Geologie/.../Th_orie...

"Stepped surface - WordReference Forums
12 Jun 2011 – En géologie c'est bien une diaclase. ... Re: Stepped surface. à degrés présentant des marches d'escalier ou en marches d'escalier "
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=2174236

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Note added at 28 mins (2011-08-04 20:27:15 GMT)
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it is best to define the area of core loss as the interval heading. For example:
99.4. to 101.6: No Recovery. Interpreted to be intensely fractured zone. Drillers reported blocking off, core probably ground up during drilling.
103.4 to 103.7: Open Joint?. Drillers reported 0.3-ft drop of drill rods during drilling and loss of all water. Joint surfaces in core do not match.
0.7 to 11.6: Silty Sand. Poor recovery, only 6.2 ft recovered from interval. Classification based on recovered material and wash samples.
0.9 to 3.2: Rockbitted. No samples recovered. (Usually this would be subheaded under a previous description, inferring the materials are the same as the last recovered).
www.usbr.gov/pmts/geology/geolman/chap10.pdf
Note from asker:
bonsoir, je viens de lire un article disant que la diaclase est une sorte de fissure, or fissure se traduit aussi par joint, je me demande s'il y a un moyen d'être certain qu'on parle bien de la diaclase et pas d'un joint, d'une fissure.
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