Strength of Materials

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

• Ductile

• Compressive

  Strength

• Brittle

• Cement

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

• Steel

• Ductile

• Engineer

• Compressive Strength

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

• Ductile

• Brittle

• Strain

• Member

Indicates the stiffness of a material.

• Compressive Strength

• Reinforced Concrete

• Tensile Strength

• Modulus of Elasticity

The elongation or contraction of a material per unit length of the material.

• Strain

• Strength

• Stress

• Steel

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

• Brittle

• Compressive Strength

• Modulus of Elasticity

• Tensile Strength

Measure of the internal resistance in a material to an externally applied load

• Stress

• Force

• Pressure

Normal stress produced by the atmosphere or surrounding water

• Stress

• Force

• Pressure

Product of force and distance

• Bending Moment

• Bending Stress

• Shear Stress

Twisting moment applied to an object in an attempt to twist it about its axis

• Bending moment

• Torque

• Shear