1.)    Shear stress acting on a positive face of an element is positive if it acts in the positive direction of one of…

 is a measure of the distortion, or change in shape, of the element and is called…

i. Direct shear (or simple shear) in which the shear stresses are created by the direct…

Elasticity : Property of a material, by which it returns to its original dimension duringunloading Partially elastic : During…

i. The modulus of elasticity is the slope of stress-strain diagram in the linearly elastic region…

               i.      When a material such as aluminum does not have an obvious yield point and yet…

a)      Test results generally depend upon the dimensions of the specimen being tested. Test results in…

a) The elongation of a segment is equal to its length divided by the total length L and…

a)        gives the intensity of stress uniformly distributed over the cross section in an axially loaded, prismatic bar of…