engineering stress

noun

In a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).

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nounengineering stress (plural engineering stresses)

plural engineering stresses · alternative nominal stress

  1. engineeringIn a tensile test, the ratio of the applied force to the initial cross-sectional area of the tensile specimen (ignoring the gradual decrease in area resulting from Poisson's ratio).
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