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Normal Stress in Axial Loading
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Normal stress acts perpendicular to a material’s cross-sectional area. It appears when a force is applied along the axis of an object, which is called axial loading. Bridge truss members are a practical example of this kind of loading.
When a rod carries axial load, internal forces develop across...
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Consider a rod subjected to an axial force; as a result, a resistive force is developed across the cross-sectional area, which is termed as stress. The SI unit of stress is Newton per square meter.
Now, consider a bridge truss member subjected to an axial force. It develops internal forces and stress normal to the cross-sectional plane, c...
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