Definition:Stress
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Definition
Stress is a measure of the internal reactions of a body which is under the influence of an external force.
It is defined as force per unit area.
Stress can be tensile, compressive or shear.
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Sources
- 1951: B. Hague: An Introduction to Vector Analysis (5th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Chapter $\text I$: Definitions. Elements of Vector Algebra: $1$. Scalar and Vector Quantities
- 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): stress