Tensile stress
Tensile stress (or tension) is the stress state leads to expansion (volume and/or length of a material tends to increase). In the uniaxial manner of tension, tensile stress is induced by pulling forces across a bar, speciment etc.
Structural members in direct tension are ropes, soil anchors and nails, bolts, etc. Beams subjected to bending moments may include tensile stress as well compressive stress and/or shear stress.
Tensile stress may be increased until the reach of tensile strength, namely the limit state of stress.
Tensile stress is the opposite of compressive stress.
(See also: Tension, Shear stress, Physics, Tensile strength, Strength of materials)
Referenced By
Stress (physics)
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