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ENasperityNoun
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Something hard to endure
grimnesshardship
bn:00006399n Concept
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Harshness of manner
sharpness
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In materials science, asperity, defined as "unevenness of surface, roughness, ruggedness", has implications in physics and seismology.
bn:03104854n Concept
English:
material science
materials science
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In Geotechnical engineering and contact mechanics the term asperity is used to refer to individual features of unevenness of the surface of a discontinuity, grain, or particle with heights in the range from approximately 0.1 mm to the order of metres.
bn:02468963n Concept
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geotechnical engineering
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An asperity is an area on an active fault where there is increased friction, such that the fault may become locked, rather than continuously slipping as in aseismic creep.
bn:23530032n Concept
English:
earthquake
earthquake rupture

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