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normal stress [3 records]

Record 1 2015-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Plastics Manufacturing
DEF

The stress or component of stress acting perpendicular to a given plane.

OBS

A normal stress may be either a tensile stress or a compressive stress, depending upon the direction of the force.

OBS

normal stress: term and definition standardized by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plasturgie
DEF

Contrainte ou composante d'une contrainte agissant perpendiculairement à un plan donné.

OBS

Une contrainte normale peut être soit une contrainte de traction, soit une contrainte de compression, selon la direction de la force.

OBS

contrainte normale : terme et définition normalisés par l'Organisation internationale de normalisation (ISO).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Fabricación de plásticos
DEF

Fuerza, perpendicular a su área de trabajo original, dividida por la sección transversal del espécimen medido en esta área.

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Record 2 1991-01-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rheology
  • Strength of Materials
DEF

A stress which is wholly compression or tension and involves no bending or shear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rhéologie
  • Résistance des matériaux
DEF

Projection de la contrainte appliquée à une facette sur la normale à cette facette.

Spanish

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Record 3 1975-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aircraft Interiors
  • Engineering Tests and Reliability
  • Materials Engineering
OBS

Simple normal ... stress in pounds per square inch.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Aménagement intérieur des aéronefs
  • Fiabilité, contrôle et essais (Ingénierie)
  • Génie des matériaux
CONT

L'effort normal et le moment fléchissant ne créent dans la section que des contraintes normales.

Spanish

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