elastic design

elastic design

[i¦las·tik di′zīn] (civil engineering) In the design of a structural member, a method of analysis based on a linear stress-strain relationship, with the assumption that the working stresses constitute only a fraction of the elastic limit of the material.

elastic design

A method of analysis in which the design of a structural member is based on a linear stress-strain relationship, assuming that the working stresses are only a fraction of the elastic limit of the material.