Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Zerrfugen
English translation:
tension cracks/joints
German term
Germany
Scientific & technical expertise
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
Zerrfugen
"Die steilen Einhänge des Grabens westlich der Tunneltrasse sind von aktiven Hangrutschungen und progressiv rückschreitenden Zerrfugen betroffen."
In a geological report about a tunnel.
* Sentence or paragraph where the term occurs: See above
* Document type: Geological report
* Target audience: Geologists
* Country and dialect (source): German
* Country and dialect (target): British English
| 3 +1 | tension cracks/joints |
Andrea Garfield-Barkworth
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| 4 | longitudinal rifts |
Wouter van Kampen
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| 3 +1 | tension joint |
Cilian O'Tuama
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| Geologisches Wörterbuch |
Alice Bergfeld
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Proposed translations
Germany
Reach a wider audience
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: German to English
tension cracks/joints
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=WaLKBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA21&lpg=PA21&dq=zerrfugen+tension+cracks&source=bl&ots=xk9HEkDLeF&sig=Nb1hfP0G6Zck3e0T9OeGXklgs9o&hl=de&sa=X&ved=0CFAQ6AEwBmoVChMImLu8sYjxxgIVgVgsCh0P6gQF#v=onepage&q=zerrfugen%20tension%20cracks&f=fals
http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-7091-8452-3#page-2
http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-7091-8452-3#page-1
Thailand
Bright lines
Native in: Dutch (Variant: Netherlands)
Works in: Danish to Dutch, French to Dutch, German to Dutch, and 3 more.
longitudinal rifts
It's Austrian.
| Excellent, bedankt! |
Germany
Quality Translations since 1986
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English, German, and 6 more.
Reference comments
Germany
Life Sciences, Botany, Chemistry
Native in: German (Variant: Germany)
Works in: English to German
Geologisches Wörterbuch
unfortunately, I cannot provide a translation (I don't own any specialist's dictionaries on geology), but I've found a "Geologisches Wörterbuch" at google books, that provides a number of synonyms. Maybe, one of them will help you out. Link below (entry: "Fuge, Gesteinsfuge").
| Thank you, Alice! |
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