Strength of Materials

The concept of elasticity and Young’s modulus can be traced back to the 18th century. Thomas Young, a British polymath, introduced...

Stress concentration is the accumulation of stress in a body due to sudden change in its geometry. When there is a...

In mechanics of solids, the knowledge of difference between stress and strain is very important. When an external force is applied...

In this article, you will learn about different types of support used in structure. There are basically three types of support...

In this article, you will learn about the Elastic Constant – Young’s modulus, Modulus of rigidity, and Bulk modulus. We will...

In this article, you will learn about what is poisson’s ratio, longitudinal Strain and lateral strain. We will also find the...

In this article we will learn about what is thermal stress and formula of thermal stress and strain. What is Thermal...

In this article we will discuss about the different types of beams used in the construction. Without beams there will not...

In this article, we will learn about what is elasticity, elastic limit, young’s modulus and modulus of rigidity. These terms keeps...

What is Hooke’s law? It is the general question that is asked in the subject strength of materials. This law gives...

Before finding the units of stress we must know what is stress and what is formula of stress. It is the...

In this article will study the types of stress, normal stress, tensile stress, compressive stress, and shear stress. We will discuss...

In this article, you will learn about what is stress in the strength of materials, their unit, and types of stress...

In this article, we will Study About the stress-strain curve relationship, diagram and explanation. It is the graphical representation of the...

In this article, we will discuss about the definition of the first moment of area or moment of area, application, and...

In this article, we will learn about the various mechanical properties of materials. Knowing about them is very important to identify...

What is Stress? Whenever an external force is applied on a body then a resisting force is induced in the body....

What is strain?, this is a simple and common question generally asked by a person who goes to study about strain...

What is Centre of gravity Centre of gravity of a body is defined as the point through which the whole weight...

In order to understand the subject mechanics of solids (or strength of materials) , first we must know the meaning of...