5 Questions
Which type of force is developed when one body exerts a force on another body without direct physical contact between the bodies?
Body force
What type of material has the same physical and mechanical properties throughout its volume?
Homogeneous material
What term refers to the change in angle that occurs between two line segments that are originally perpendicular to one another?
Shear strain
What do load factors reflect?
The probability that the total loading R will occur for all the events stated
What occurs when yielding has ended and an increase in load can be supported by the specimen?
Strain Hardening
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