World Wide Webvignette|Logo historique du World Wide Web par Robert Cailliau. vignette|Où la toile est née, plaque commémorant la création du World Wide Web dans les locaux du CERN. Le World Wide Web ( ; littéralement la « toile (d’araignée) mondiale », abrégé www ou le Web), la toile mondiale ou la toile, est un système hypertexte public fonctionnant sur Internet. Le Web permet de consulter, avec un navigateur, des pages accessibles sur des sites. L’image de la toile d’araignée vient des hyperliens qui lient les pages web entre elles.
History of the World Wide WebThe World Wide Web ("WWW", "W3" or simply "the Web") is a global information medium which users can access via computers connected to the Internet. The term is often mistakenly used as a synonym for the Internet, but the Web is a service that operates over the Internet, just as email and Usenet do. The history of the Internet and the history of hypertext date back significantly further than that of the World Wide Web. Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web while working at CERN in 1989.
Competitive equilibriumCompetitive equilibrium (also called: Walrasian equilibrium) is a concept of economic equilibrium, introduced by Kenneth Arrow and Gérard Debreu in 1951, appropriate for the analysis of commodity markets with flexible prices and many traders, and serving as the benchmark of efficiency in economic analysis. It relies crucially on the assumption of a competitive environment where each trader decides upon a quantity that is so small compared to the total quantity traded in the market that their individual transactions have no influence on the prices.
Prestressed concretePrestressed concrete is a form of concrete used in construction. It is substantially "prestressed" (compressed) during production, in a manner that strengthens it against tensile forces which will exist when in service. This compression is produced by the tensioning of high-strength "tendons" located within or adjacent to the concrete and is done to improve the performance of the concrete in service. Tendons may consist of single wires, multi-wire strands or threaded bars that are most commonly made from high-tensile steels, carbon fiber or aramid fiber.
Engineering geologyEngineering geology is the application of geology to engineering study for the purpose of assuring that the geological factors regarding the location, design, construction, operation and maintenance of engineering works are recognized and accounted for. Engineering geologists provide geological and geotechnical recommendations, analysis, and design associated with human development and various types of structures.
Pont à haubansLes ponts à haubans sont un type de pont dont le tablier est suspendu par des câbles, eux-mêmes étant soutenus par des pylônes. thumb|Le pont de l'Iroise à Brest. Contrairement aux ponts suspendus, qui tiennent grâce à deux câbles principaux ancrés sur les rives, les ponts à haubans tiennent grâce à de nombreux câbles obliques partant d'un pylône supportant le tablier qui supportera en fin de compte tout le poids du pont. Il constitue une avancée par rapport au pont suspendu sur les sols meubles, mais cependant limitée par la portée moindre du pont à haubans.
GéotechniqueDans le groupe des géosciences, la géotechnique est la technoscience consacrée à l’étude pratique de la subsurface terrestre sur laquelle notre action directe est possible pour son aménagement et/ou son exploitation, lors d’opérations de BTP (génie civil, bâtiment, carrières), de gestion des eaux souterraines (exploitation, drainage) et de prévention des risques naturels.
