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ELASTICITY
ELASTICITY
The ability of a strained body to recover its
size and shape after deformation.
F
stress in
𝑁
or pascal (Pa)
A 𝑚2
stress
Hooke’s Law: elastic mod ulus
strain
3 Types of Stress
tensile or compressive
stress – changes the length
of a strained body.
tensile stress
F
stress
A
l
strain
lo
Young’s Modulus (Y)
F
stress A
Y
strain l
lo
Flo
Y
Al
Example 1
Bulk Stress
When uniform pressure p acts on a body, the
volume of the body decreases.
F
pressure stress
A
V
strain
Vo
F
stress A
B
strain V
Vo
Bulk Modulus (B)
p
B
V
Vo
p
B V
Vo
Example 2
Shear Stress and Strain
When equal and opposite forces act tangent to the
opposite sides of a body, a shear strain is produced.
F// x
stress strain
A h
x
h tan
h
Shear Modulus (S)
F// h
S
Ax
F//
S A
tan
Example 3
F
s. stress F//
a ) s. strain 2.4 x10 2
S AS
F
F
Example 4
Example 5