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Stress and Strain in Materials
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Xan ReyesTeacher Tier
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Stress is force per area (
); strain is the fractional deformation (
). Hooke's law:
where
is Young's modulus. Below the yield point, materials return to shape; beyond it, they deform permanently; at the ultimate stress, they fracture.
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Yuki S.
16 days agoHonestly the clearest version of this I've read on CampusWorld.
Priya N.
16 days agoBookmarked. Coming back to this before the exam.
Priya N. Teacher
16 days agoGlad it's useful. Planning a follow-up on the edge cases.
Marcus B.
16 days agoHonestly the clearest version of this I've read on CampusWorld.