This is a measure of the internal resistance in
a material to an externally applied load. For
direct compressive or tensile loading the
stress is designated o and is defined as:
load W
area A
stress (0 =
Types of stress
a Tensile load
Compressive
| load |
Compressive Tensile
stress Î Stress
| Compressive |
load Tensile load
Measuring:
Stress = Load/area
Shear Stress
Similarly in shear the shear stress t is a
measure of the internal resistance of a
material to an externally applied shear load.
The shear stress is defined as:
load W
area resisting shear A
shear stress f=
Shear stress
Area resisting
shear
Shear Force
Shear force
—
Ultimate Strength
The strength of a material is a measure of the
stress that it can take when in use. The
ultimate strength is the measured stress at
failure but this is not normally used for design
because safety factors are required. The
normal way to define a safety factor is :
on stress at failure Ultimate stress
safety factor = ——— = ——
stress when loaded Permissible stress
1.2 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
1.2.1 Mass and Gravity
1.2.2 Stress and strength
1.2.3 Strain
1.2.4 Modulus of Elasticity
1.2.5 Flexural loads
1.2.6 Fatigue Strength
1.2.7 Poisson's ratio
1.2.8 Creep
Strain
We must also define strain. In engineering this is
not a measure of force but is a measure of the
deformation produced by the influence of stress. For
tensile and compressive loads:
: increase in length x
strain € = ===
original length L
Strain is dimensionless, i.e. it is not measured in
metres, killogrammes etc.
shear displacement x
width L
For shear loads the strain is defined as the angle y
This is measured in radians
Shear strain y =
Shear stress and strain
Area resisting
sheat k—+ Shear displacement (x)
Shear Force
L d Shear strain is angle y
Shear force
P| VY
Units of stress and strain
The basic unit for Force and Load is the Newton (N)
which is equivalent to kg m/s?. One kilogramme (kg)
weight is equal to 9.81 N.
In industry the units of stress are normally Newtons per
square millimetre (N/mm?) but this is not a base unit for
calculations.
The MKS unit for pressure is the Pascal. 1 Pascal = 1
Newton per square metre
Pressure and Stress have the same units 1 MPa = 1
N/mm?
Strain has no dimensions. It is expressed as a percentage
or in microstrain (Ls).
A strain of 1 us is an extension of one part per million. A
strain of 0.2% is equal to 2000 us
Measuring: Strain = extension/length
Elastic and Plastic deformation
i
Stress /. Stress
7 /
Strain >! Strain
Permanent
Deformation
Elastic deformation Plastic deformation
Stress-Strain curve for steel
0.2%___|
proof
stress
Stress
Elastic
Yield
Plastic
ai lure
/
j
0.2%
Strain
Steel Test in Laboratory
High Tensile Steel
0 1 2 3
Extension mm (extensometer)
Energy absorbed
Stress
(force) /
Area = average stress
/ $
final strain
= Energy absorbed
= work done
Final strain Strain (distance)
1.2 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
1.2.1 Mass and Gravity
1.2.2 Stress and strength
1.2.3 Strain
1.2.4 Modulus of Elasticity
1.2.5 Flexural loads
1.2.6 Fatigue Strength
1.2.7 Poisson's ratio
1.2.8 Creep
Modulus of Elasticity
If the strain is "elastic" Hooke's law may be used to
define
Stress W _ L
— Xx —
Youngs Modulus E= — =
Strain x A
Young's modulus is also called the modulus of
elasticity or stiffness and is a measure of how much
strain occurs due to a given stress. Because strain is
dimensionless Young's modulus has the units of
stress or pressure
Measuring modulus of elasticity
Stress
Initial Tangent and Secant Modulus
Gradient gives
initial tangent
modulus
=
Gradient gives
e S— secant modulus
at stress f
Strain
Fig. 2.10 Non-linear stress/strain graph indicating how initial tangent modulus, and
secant modulus at stress f, would be calculated.
1.2 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
1.2.1 Mass and Gravity
1.2.2 Stress and strength
1.2.3 Strain
1.2.4 Modulus of Elasticity
1.2.5 Flexural loads
1.2.6 Fatigue Strength
1.2.7 Poisson's ratio
1.2.8 Creep
Flexural Strength
Load W
|
Compression region
d=depth
Tension region b=breadth
Span L
deflection x
1.2 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
1.2.1 Mass and Gravity
1.2.2 Stress and strength
1.2.3 Strain
1.2.4 Modulus of Elasticity
1.2.5 Flexural loads
1.2.6 Fatigue Strength
1.2.7 Poisson's ratio
1.2.8 Creep
Fatigue
Failure
Stress
Strain
1.2 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS
1.2.1 Mass and Gravity
1.2.2 Stress and strength
1.2.3 Strain
1.2.4 Modulus of Elasticity
1.2.5 Flexural loads
1.2.6 Fatigue Strength
1.2.7 Poisson's ratio
1.2.8 Creep
Poisson’s Ratio
« This is a measure of the amount by which a solid
"spreads out sideways" under the action of a load
from above. It is defined as:
(lateral strain) / (vertical strain)
and is dimensionless.
« Note that a material like timber which has a "grain
direction" will have a number of different
Poisson's ratios corresponding to loading and
deformation in different directions.
How to calculate deflection if the proof stress is applied and
then partially removed.
If a sample is loaded up to the 0.2% proof stress and then unloaded to a stress s
the strain x = 0.2% +s/E where E is the Young’s modulus