Mechanical Stress
Stress is a physical quantity that expresses the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other.
Machanical stress equals force divided by area.
Formula
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| symbol | description | physical quantity |
|---|---|---|
| σ | mechanical stress | "Stress" |
| A | area | "Area" |
| F | force | "Force" |
Forms
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