Abstract
When a load is applied to a material a balancing force is set up within the material, and this internally acting force is termed a stress. The stress acting upon a material is defined as the force exerted per unit area.
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© 1992 V. B. John
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John, V. (1992). Elastic Behaviour. In: Introduction to Engineering Materials. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-21976-6_7
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