Sentence examples for main rupture modes from inspiring English sources

Muller defines three main rupture modes: rupture by separation, rupture by sliding and rupture by shearing.

Photo: After a water main rupture at Bleecker and Carmine Streets in Greenwich Village yesterday afternoon, part of the street buckled, causing a pool of water at the intersection.

Main rupture lasted for about 110 s.

In category 1 earthquakes, the conjugate fault rupture occurred simultaneously with the main rupture, while in category 2 earthquakes, the conjugate fault rupture occurred after the main rupture.

Table 3 presents the rupture modes observed and the rupture loads reached in each tested specimen.

Table 3 Rupture loads and rupture modes observed in the specimens.

Figure 5 Dependence of slow rupture modes on normal stress.

(b) The secondary rupture to the SE of the main rupture.

These large slips were caused by the main rupture at 4 16 s after rupture initiation.

(a) The main rupture of the Wenchuan earthquake.

Typical deformation modes are observed in experiments, such as symmetric, asymmetric, extension and rupture modes.