Stress and Strain
Stress and Strain: Overview
This Topic covers sub-topics such as Shear Stress, Types of Stress, Tensile Stress, Shear Strain, Units of Stress, Unit of Strain, Dimensions of Stress, Longitudinal Strain, Volumetric Strain, Compressive Stress, Types of Strain and, Volume Stress
Important Questions on Stress and Strain
When normal stress acts on a body it changes the

A copper wire and a steel wire of the same diameter and length are connected end to end and a force is applied. The force stretches their combined length by The two wires will have

Strain is a unitless quantity.

A strain is a unit less physical quantity.


The volume stress of a body is the same as pressure.

Under what conditions a body experiences volume stress?

When the force being applied tangentially over the surface area of the plane which kind of stress is obtained-

When the compression stress has applied ,the length of the body is decreased.

A rubber band being stretched out is common example of _____ stress.

Unit of stress and strain is same

Dimension of a unit of Strain is . The value of is _____.



Stress and pressure have the same dimensions but pressure is not the same as stress.

What is the Dimension of Stress?

When a spiral spring is stretched by suspending a load on it, the strain produced is called____.

Substances which can be stretched to cause large strains are called _____.

Write the dimensional formula of Strain?

Dimension of Strain is . The value of is _____.
