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Abbreviations
- σ:
-
normal unit stress, psi
- σ x :
-
normal stress on a plane whose normal is alongx direction
- ε:
-
normal unit strain, in./in.
- ε x :
-
normal strain inx direction
- τ:
-
shear stress, psi
- τ xy :
-
shear stress iny direction on a plane whose normal is alongx direction
- τ:
-
shear strain
- A :
-
cross-sectional area, sq. in.
- A σ :
-
location of center of Mohr's stress circle, psi
- B σ :
-
radius of Mohr's stress circle, psi
- A ε :
-
location of center of Mohr's strain circle, in./in.
- B ε :
-
radius of Mohr's strain circle, in./in.
- S 1,S 2 :
-
trajectories of principal stresses σ1, σ2
- ϱ1, ϱ2 :
-
radii of curvature of the stress trajectory
- \(\bar X,\bar Y\) :
-
body forces inx, y directions
- E :
-
modulus of elasticity, psi
- G :
-
modulus of elasticity in shear, psi
- ν :
-
Poisson's ratio
- F, P, N, T :
-
forces, lb
- L :
-
length
- ΔL :
-
change in length
Suggested List of Reading References
Durelli, A.J., Phillips, E. and Tsao, C., Introduction to the Theoretical and Experimental Analysis of Stress and Strain, McGraw-Hill (1958).
Dally, J.W. and Riley, W.F., Experimental Stress Analysis, Second Edition, McGraw-Hill (1978).
Frocht, M.M., Photoelasticity,1,John Wiley & Sons (1941).
Timoshenko, S.P. and Goodier, J.N. Theory of Elasticity, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill (1970).
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Wright, D.K. Elementary elasticity. Experimental Mechanics 19, 31–40 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02327771
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