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Strength of solids

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When you have completed this chapter you should

  • be able to use the words in bold accurately

  • be able to answer problems involving Hooke’s law

  • have a picture of the layers of molecules in a crystal

  • understand what changes occur when the crystal is stretched or deformed

  • understand graphs of extending force plotted against extension for elastic objects.

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© 1999 M. J. Harrison, F. R. McKim

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Harrison, M., McKim, F. (1999). Strength of solids. In: Mastering Physics. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-14553-9_2

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  • Publisher Name: Palgrave, London

  • Print ISBN: 978-0-333-69874-7

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