English Explanatory Dictionary

engineering stress

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).

Word forms

engineering stress engineering stresses nominal stress

Related words

stress true stress
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