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I don't know what jmcnamara meant when he offered up his example - I'll assume that he knew what stress and strain are.

Indeed I do. I have a masters degree in Mechanical Engineer. :-)

That was a very clear explanation of the mechanical concepts. I was referring instead to the vernacular use: "He is under a lot of stress at work, I hope he can take the strain".

And just to out nit-pick you. Hook's law only applies for elastic materials in their elastic range. And even for elastic materials you can have stress without strain and strain without stress. But let's not get into all of that. ;-)

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John.

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by Louis_Wu (Chaplain) on Jan 14, 2003 at 17:26 UTC
    I have a masters degree in Mechanical Engineer.
    What was your specialty in school? What are you doing now?
    • Hook's Law - yeah, I didn't want to explain 'empirical law' or try to describe the stress-strain curve & the various stress states represented.
    • Stress without strain isn't too hard to explain, point to a big bridge and explain the gaps in the roadway. "Thermal expansion", if constrained, leads to stress with no motion.
    • Stain without stress is the opposite side of that coin. Those bridges actually move without any forces being applied to them, they expand as they get warmer.
    But let's not get into all of that.

    I agree, let's not bore anyone with mechanics. ;)

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