Sentence examples for weaker zones from inspiring English sources

With this new technique, weaker zones are placed on a steel plate to accommodate large local strains, hence delaying or preventing interfacial debonding.

The proposed model for Sri Lanka subsurface waters is that rainfall from the dry and/or intermediate climatic zones percolates with little time delay downward through structurally weaker zones in high-grade metamorphic rocks.

By locally treating a steel plate with SMAT to increase its tensile strength in certain parts, the plate's yielding is diverted and localized to certain relatively weaker zones when the strengthened beam is loaded to yield, leaving the stronger zones under elastic and much smaller strain conditions.

The predicted displacement is interpreted as the (partial) reactivation of a weaker zone along a major Precambrian crustal-scale tectonic boundary.

The predicted displacement is interpreted either as a newly formed fault or as the partial reactivation of a weaker zone along a major Precambrian crustal-scale tectonic boundary.

A parametric study is also conducted to investigate effect of the geometric dimension and material properties of the weaker zone on performance of such strengthened RC beam.

In the analyzed polymeric films a weaker zone at the boundary of the film is observed in comparison with the stiffer material behavior of the bulk material.

Initially, only weak zones are lined, and marginal areas are left for later maintenance.

12.57pm GMT Dave Tickner (@tickerscricket) However much they try to ruin this tournament with countdowns and colour-coded sixes and weak zones, the cricket just keeps saving the day.

The anomalous zones in the attenuation tomogram are weak zones in the foundation.

These exposed joints and weak zones were treated with consolidation grouting to strengthen the foundation area.