Flashcards: Solid mechanics

Hooke's law is a principle of physics that states that the force F needed to extend or compress a spring by some distance X is proportional to that distance.

In materials science, deformation refers to any changes in the shape or size of an object due to- * an applied force (the deformation energy in this case is transferred through work) or * a change in temperature (the deformation energy in this case is transferred through heat).

Linear elasticity is the mathematical study of how solid objects deform and become internally stressed due to prescribed loading conditions.

Strength of materials, also called mechanics of materials, is a subject which deals with the behavior of solid objects subject to stresses and strains.

SimScale is a computer-aided engineering (CAE) software product based on cloud computing.

In geology the term compression refers to a set of stresses directed toward the center of a rock mass.

Hardness is a measure of how resistant solid matter is to various kinds of permanent shape change when a compressive force is applied.

Structural integrity and failure is an aspect of engineering which deals with the ability of a structure to support a designed load (weight, force, etc...) without breaking, tearing apart, or collapsing, and includes the study of breakage that has previously occurred in order to prevent failures in future designs.

In continuum mechanics, stress is a physical quantity that expresses the internal forces that neighboring particles of a continuous material exert on each other, while strain is the measure of the deformation of the material.

IRONCAD is a software product for 3D and 2D CAD (computer-aided-design) design focused mainly on the mechanical design market that runs on Microsoft Windows.

The term archer's paradox refers to the phenomenon of an arrow traveling in the direction it is pointed at full draw, when it seems that the arrow would have to pass through the starting position it was in before being drawn, where it was pointed to the side of the target.

A fracture is the separation of an object or material into two or more pieces under the action of stress.