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Preferred term

splitting  

Type

  • owl:NamedIndividual

Definition

  • Fracturing of a stone along planes of weaknesssuch as microcracks or clay/silt layers, in case where the structuralelements are orientated vertically. For instance, a columnmay split into several parts along bedding planes if the loadabove it is too high. [ICOMOS-ISCS] (en)

Broader concept

In other languages

  • štěpení

    Czech

  • clivage

    French

  • German

  • Aufspaltung

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https://hist-arch-vocab.org/bvha#c_d2e2ffe3

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