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When a structure is subjected to uniaxial tension, the transverse dimensions decrease (the structure undergoes lateral contractions) while simultaneously elongating in the direction of the applied load. This is illustrated in the previous chapter through the phenomenon called necking. For stresses within the proportionality limit, the results of uniaxial tension and compression experiments suggest that the ratio of deformations occurring in the axial and lateral directions is constant. For a given material, this constant is called the Poisson’s ratio and is commonly denoted by the symbol v (nu):
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Özkaya, N., Nordin, M., Goldsheyder, D., Leger, D. (2012). Multiaxial Deformations and Stress Analyses. In: Fundamentals of Biomechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1150-5_14
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