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A tensor measure of internal forces that neighbouring particles of a continuum body exert on each other per unit area across which the force is applied.
For a given surface element with nor normal vector LaTeX Math Inline |
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body | {\bf n} =(n_x, \, n_y, \, n_z), \quad |{\bf n} | = \sqrt{n_x^2 +n_y^2 +n_z^2} =1 |
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the stress is represented by a vector LaTeX Math Inline |
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body | {\bf T} = (T_x, \, T_y, \, T_z) |
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, showing direction and the value of forces exerted across a given surface element :
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\begin{bmatrix}
T_x \\
T_y \\
T_z
\end{bmatrix} =
\begin{bmatrix}
\sigma_x & \tau_{xy} & \tau_{xz} \\
\tau_{xy} & \sigma_y & \tau_{yz} \\
\tau_{xz} & \tau_{yz} & \sigma_z
\end{bmatrix}
\begin{bmatrix}
n_x \\
n_y \\
n_z
\end{bmatrix} |
where
Normal stress | Shear stress |
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body | \{ \sigma_x, \, \sigma_y, \, \sigma_z \} |
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body | \{ \tau_{xy} \, \tau_{xz}, \, \tau_{yz} \} |
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See also
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Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics
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