Fiber stress

fiber stress

[′fī·bər ‚stres] (mechanics) The tensile or compressive stress on the fibers of a fiber metal or other fibrous material, especially when fiber orientation is parallel with the neutral axis. Local stress through a small area (a point or line) on a section where the stress is not uniform, as in a beam under bending load.

Fiber stress

A term used to denote the direct longitudinal stresses in a beam, such as tension and compression.

fiber stress

The longitudinal compressive or tensile stress in a member, such as a beam.