Strength of Materials

The ability of a material to show little or no yielding before failure.

• Ductile

• Compressive

  Strength

• Brittle

• Cement

A powder made of a variety of materials (usually certain types of clay and limestone) that when mixed with water hardens.

• Brittle

• Cement

• Compressive Strength

• Iron Ore

The amount of compressive stress that a material can resist before failing.

• Steel

• Ductile

• Engineer

• Compressive Strength

A combination of cement and aggregate into one solid mass.

• Steel

• Concrete

• Stress

• Brittle

The ability of a material to be subjected to large strains before it ruptures or fails.

• Ductile

• Brittle

• Strain

• Member

A person who applies their understanding of science and mathematics to creating things for the benefit of humanity and our world.

• Compressive Strength

• Cement

• Member

• Engineer

A rock that contains a high concentration of iron.

• Steel

• Cement

• Iron Ore

• Copper

A constituent part of any structural or composite whole, such as a subordinate structural beam, column or wall.

• Engineer

• Member

• Strain

• Stress

Indicates the stiffness of a material.

• Compressive Strength

• Reinforced Concrete

• Tensile Strength

• Modulus of Elasticity

A concrete member with steel embedded inside it to resist tensile forces.

• Stress

• Reinforced Concrete

• Ductile

• Modulus of Elasticity