The ability of a material to bear an applied load • Load maty be applied in different ways including . . . tensile, torsional , fatigue , shear , impact & compression • The reaction of a material to a load is stress • A load of 30 tons on a cross sectional area of 1 sq. inch will induce in the material a stress of 1qc. inch will induce in the material a stress of 30 tons per sq. inch
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