Strength of materials important interview questions
Definition. the strength of a material is its ability to withstand an applied load without failure or plastic deformation. The field of strength of materials deals with forces and deformations that result from their acting on a material. 1) What is stress Stress is defined as the intensity of force that acts per unit area. stress [σ] = F/A 2) What is strain? Strain is defined as the ratio of change in dimension to the original dimension. strain [ε] = Δl/l 3) What are the different kinds of stresses. There are three kinds of stresses - Normal stress, Shear stress, and Volumetric stress. Normal stress [σ] - Normal stress occurs when a force acts perpendicular to the surface area. Normal stress [σ] = F/A Shear stress [τ] - Shear stress occurs when a force acts parallel to the surface area. Shear stress [τ] = F/A Volumetric stress [σv] - Volumetric stress occurs when a force acts such that it create in increase volume. 4) What are the different