The resistance to deformation of a body per unit area is known as

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• Whenever some external system of forces acts on a body, it undergoes some deformation. As the body undergoes some deformation, it sets up some resistance to the deformation. This resistance per unit area to deformation, is called
• The deformation of any structure takes place in such a manner that the work of deformation is a minimum. This is known as
• The deformation of a steel bar under its own weight as compared to the deformation caused by a direct load equal to the weight of the shaft will be
• The deformation per unit length is called……….
• …………….Strain is the deformation of the bar per unit length in the direction of force.
• Strain is defined as deformation per unit
• The deformation per unit length is called
• If unit loads rest upon a beam at two points A and B, the deflection at A due to unit load at B, equals the deflection at B due to the unit load at A. This is known as
• ……….represents the resistance developed by a unit area of cross section.
• The shear stress required to cause plastic deformation of solid metals is known as