Stress and Strain
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Hooke’s Law
•
Springs
F = kx
–
F: Applied Force
–
k: Spring constant
–
x: displacement
•
Stress-Strain
s
= E
e
–
s
: Stress
–
E: Modulus of Elasticity
–
e
: Strain
•
Using
s
= P / A and
–
e
=
d
/ L