elasticity

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Figure 7: Transverse motion of an initially straight beam, shown at left as an elastic line and at right as a solid of finite section (see text).

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Assorted References

major reference
- In mechanics of solids: Equations of motion of linear elastic bodies.
history of solid mechanics
- In mechanics of solids: The general theory of elasticity

biological aspects

muscle fibres
- In muscle: Twitch and tetanus responses
respiration and respiratory systems
- In respiratory system: The lung
- In human respiratory system: The lung–chest system

geology

minerals
- In mineral: Tenacity
shear waves
- In shear wave
soils
- In soil mechanics

industrial applications

building construction
- In construction: Building science
holography
- In holography: Major applications of holography

materials

elastomers
- In elastomer: Polymers and elasticity
glass
- In industrial glass: Elasticity and plasticity
ice
- In ice: Mechanical properties
quasicrystals
- In quasicrystal: Elastic properties

physical principles

bulk modulus
- In bulk modulus
collisions
- In collision
elastic limit
- In elastic limit
Hooke’s law
- In Hooke’s law
plasticity
- In plasticity
shear modulus
- In shear modulus
sound waves
- In sound: In solids
strain
- In strain
stress
- In stress
yield point
- In yield point
Young’s modulus
- In Young’s modulus

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: OpenStax - College Physics 2e - Elasticity: Stress and Strain.	Grace Young	Oct 30, 2024
	Add new Web site: OpenStax - College Physics 2e - Elasticity: Stress and Strain.	Gloria Lotha	Sep 06, 2022
	Added cross-references.	Erik Gregersen	May 06, 2021
	Add new Web site: Ohio State University - Elasticity.	Grace Young	Mar 16, 2016
	Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Science - Elasticity.	Darshana Das	Jul 18, 2011
	Article revised and updated.	William L. Hosch	Jun 01, 2006
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998

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