Sentences with phrase «microcracking in»

A six - year study of seismic activity along the San Andreas Fault found that the 2004 Parkfield earthquake caused breakage and microcracking in shallow rock layers that changed the speed at which seismic waves moved through the area, making it more vulnerable to tremors for more than three years afterward.

Greeley says, «In the Antarctic, microcracks in the ice often serve as reservoirs for liquid water and cold - tolerant microorganisms to grow and flourish.

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It gives a very strong improvement for detecting very tiny pinhole leak (possibly in imperfect welds), crack or microcrack caused by inadequate sealing process.

The artwork appeared on the front cover of Applied Surface Science summarizes the benefits of a new bioceramic coating versus the commercially available Calcium Phosphate which develops microcracks during processing and may later cause osteolysis in load - bearing orthopedic implants.

In the first study appearing on the front cover of the July issue of Applied Surface Science, researchers demonstrated a mechanically superior bioactive coating based on magnesium silicates rather than the commercially available calcium phosphate which develops microcracks during preparation and delaminates under pressure.