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Direct Stress

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Structural Mechanics

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Direct stress and strain • Young's modulus of elasticity • Change in length • Lateral strain • Poisson's ratio • Change in volume • Stresses in thin-walled cylinders.

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Hulse, R., Cain, J. (1991). Direct Stress. In: Structural Mechanics. Macmillan Work Out Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11897-7_4

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