| 单词 | tensile stress |
| 释义 | > as lemmastensile stress tensile stress n. a force tending to stretch an object or material; the stretching force per unit area within a material. ΚΠ 1849 J. Glynn Rudimentary Treat. Constr. Cranes vi. 66 When cast iron is subject to tension, the strength is in proportion to the areas of the transverse section of the bars, but it is seldom applied to resist tensile stress, wrought iron being generally used for that purpose on account of its greater toughness and strength. 1955 F. E. Miller & H. A. Doeringsfeld Mech. Materials xii. 337 The directions of the principal tensile stresses may be determined from equation 12–17. 1976 J. E. Gordon New Sci. Strong Materials (ed. 2) ii. 43 A very strong steel may withstand a tensile stress of 450,000 pounds (200 tons) per square inch (3,000 MN/m²), while ordinary brick or cement may perhaps withstand 600 or 800 p.s.i. or only 4 or 5 MN/m². 2010 B. Cotterell Fracture & Life ii. 48 Small tensile stresses are capable of creating deep crevasses. < as lemmas |
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