Stress
Jack C. Debes,
Lori L. Wickham,
Jack C. Debes
John Fiske Brown Associates Inc., Forensic Engineers, Solana Beach, California
Search for more papers by this authorLori L. Wickham
John Fiske Brown Associates Inc., Forensic Engineers, Solana Beach, California
Search for more papers by this authorJack C. Debes,
Lori L. Wickham,
Jack C. Debes
John Fiske Brown Associates Inc., Forensic Engineers, Solana Beach, California
Search for more papers by this authorLori L. Wickham
John Fiske Brown Associates Inc., Forensic Engineers, Solana Beach, California
Search for more papers by this authorFirst published: 14 April 2006
Abstract
The word stress has many different meanings depending on the context in which it is used. However, in mechanics, it has a precise meaning. Stress is a measure of force intensity in a material and may be described in terms of a force per unit area. It is important to differentiate stress from strain, which is a measure of the deformation of a material resulting from stress. Stress and strain are separate, but physically coupled entities, which are related mathematically by a constitutive equation.
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