Compressive and tensile strength

Compressive and tensile strength

By Connor Boyd

Today's topics

• Net force

• Compressive and tensile force 

How did they get this answer?

Multiple Choice

What is the net force?

• 15 N

• 5 N to the left

• 5 N to the right

• 15 N left

Multiple Choice

What is the net force?

• 38 N to the left

• 38 N to the right

• 2 N to the left

• 2N to the right

Multiple Choice

What is the net force?

• 6 N to the right

• 9 N to the right

• 9 N to the left

• 15 N to the left

​Compressive and Tensile forces

​Quick note

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Compressive = Compression

Tensile = Tension ​

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Multiple Choice

What force is seen here?

• Tension

• Torsion

• Compression

• Shear

• Bending

Multiple Choice

A tug of war is an example of what type of force?

• Shear

• Torsion

• Tension

• Compression

• Bending

Multiple Choice

What is tension

• A pushing/ compressing force

• A normal force

• A pulling/stretching force

• An abnormal force

Multiple Choice

A force which acts to expand or lengthen the thing it is acting on is called:

• Stretch
• Tension
• Failure
• Breaking Point