Answer to Question #130083 in Mechanics | Relativity for Ariyo Emmanuel

Question

Define stress, normal stress, shear stress, and pressure.

Answer 1

Stress - The force acting per unit area on an object that can cause it to change shape.

Normal Stress - The force acting per unit area of an object in a perpendicular manner

Shear Stress - this is referred to as force tending to cause deformation along a plane or surface parallel to imposed stress

Pressure - This is force acting per unit area