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STRESS AND STRAIN

When deformation occurs

When a body is subjected to a force, a force is developed in the body

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Definitions os Stress and Strain

When body is in static equilibrium, the restoring force is equal in magnitude but opposite in direction to the applied force

The restoring force per unit area is known as

The ratio of change in dimension to the original dimension is known as

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Question

There are three ways in which a solid may change its dimensions when an external force acts on it

Answers

Tensile or compressive stress can also be termed as longitudinal stress

Longitudinal strain is as a result of Tensile or compressive stress

Tangential stress produces shearing strain (tanθ)

Hydraulic stress produces a change in shape

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