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plastic zone [′plas·tik ‚zōn]

(geology)

A region located adjacent to the rupture zone of an explosion crater and at an increased distance from the shot site, differing from the rupture zone by having less fracturing and only small permanent deformations.

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No references found			Here, the plastic zone appears as a, so-called, "stress-whitened zone". The effects of frequency on fatigue threshold and crack propagation ... by Samat, Noorasikin; Burford, Robert; Whittle, Alan; Hoffman, Mark / Polymer Engineering and Science In contrast, as the maximum dimensions of the plastic zone are expected to be controlled by [K. The use of crack layer theory to predict the lifetime of the fatigue ... by Choi, Byoung-Ho; Balika, Werner; Chudnovsky, Alexander; Pinter, Gerald; Lang, Reinhold W. / Polymer Engineering and Science It is also observed that the depth of the subsurface plastic zone for epoxy/CSR is noticeably larger than that of epoxy/ZrP. Scratch behavior of epoxy nanocomposites containing [alpha]-zirconium ... by Moghbelli, Ehsan; Sun, Luyi; Jiang, Han; Boo, Woong J.; Sue, Hung-Jue / Polymer Engineering and Science			plastic floor covering plastic flooring plastic flow plastic foam plastic glue plastic laminate plastic limit plastic loss plastic mortar plastic paint Plastic Pin Grid Array plastic pipe plastic plate plastic relief map plastic semiconductor plastic shading plastic shrink-age cracks plastic shrinkage cracks plastic skylight plastic soil plastic structural cladding Plastic Surgery plastic viscosity plastic wood plastic yield plastic zone plasticate Plasticine Plasticity plasticity index Plasticity, Theory of Plasticization of Plastics plasticize Plasticized Cement Plasticized Polyvinyl Chloride Resin plasticizer Plasticizers plasticizing oil plasticlast plasticorder plasticoviscosity Plastics Plastics processing Plastid plastify plastigel plastigraph Plastisol plastizymes plastogene plastometer			Plastic Surgery Clinic Plastic Surgery Company, Inc. Plastic Surgery Education Campaign Plastic Surgery Educational Foundation Plastic Surgery Information Service Plastic Surgery Institute Plastic Surgery Links Collection Plastic Surgery Products Plastic Surgery/Burn Unit Plastic Surgical & Burns Anaesthetists Plastic Surgical Nursing Certification Board, Inc. plastic tooth plastic tooth plastic tooth plastic tooth plastic toy poisoning plastic toy poisoning plastic toy poisoning plastic toy poisoning Plastic Twist-Off Cap plastic vinyl sheeting plastic vinyl sheeting plastic vinyl sheeting plastic vinyl sheeting plastic viscosity Plastic Waste Management Institute Plastic Waste Processor Plastic wood plastic wrap Plastic yield plastic zone Plastic, Cosmetic, and Reconstructive Surgery Plastical plastically plastically plastically plastically plasticate Plasticene Plasticene Plasticine Plasticine Plasticine® plasticisation plasticisation plasticise plasticise plasticised plasticised plasticiser plasticiser plasticisers plasticisers plasticises plasticises plasticising plasticising plasticism plasticity plasticity plasticity

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