Elastic Properties of Solids
Cause ==> Effect
Cause ==> Deformation
"Force" ==> Deformation What kinds of deformations will we encounter?
Length deformationCompressionTensile / stretch
Shear
Bulk compression
Length deformation as an exampleBut how can we describe the material itself--independent of the geometry?
Stress is measured in newtons per square meters; this is known as a pascal, Pa.
1 pascal = 1 Pa = 1 [ N / m2 ]
Length deformationWhat does all this mean for length deformation -- stretching or compressing?
The "length deformation modulus" is known as Young's Modulus,
Young's Modulus is the slope of the line for the elastic region of this Stress / Strain graph.
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Shear Modulus
Bulk ModulusBut F/A is just the pressure which we will talk about shortly. Therefore, we can also write the definition of the Bulk Modulus as
Notice the minus sign. This is necessary because an increase in pressure causes a decrease in volume.
States of Matter Density Return to ToC, Solids and Fluids at Rest (c) 2002, Doug Davis; all rights reserved