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What does Young’s Modulus measure?
What does Young’s Modulus measure?
- Stiffness of a material (correct)
- Deformation of a material
- Ability to resist stress
- Resistance to bending
What does Poisson’s Ratio describe?
What does Poisson’s Ratio describe?
- Transverse strain to axial strain ratio (correct)
- Linear relationship between stress and strain
- Material's resistance to bending
- Deformation or change in length of a material
What does Second Moment of Area describe?
What does Second Moment of Area describe?
- Ability to resist stress
- Stiffness of a material
- Shape's resistance to bending (correct)
- Deformation of a material
What is stress in terms of material mechanics?
What is stress in terms of material mechanics?
What does Hooke’s Law describe?
What does Hooke’s Law describe?