M1 Flashcards
what studies the internal effects of externally applied loads on structural members?
strength of materials / mechanics of deformable bodies
in SMAT, bodies are no longer assumed to be ___?
rigid
what are the major interest in SMAT?
deformations
what does structures must safely resist by any loading combination?
the maximum internal effects
what are the three internal forces?
axial force, normal force, shear force
what force acts along the centroidal axis of a body?
axial force
axial force can either be ___?
tensile or compressive
what force elongates or pulls an object away from each other?
tensile force
what force shortens or pushes an object towards each other?
compressive force
what force acts normal or perpendicular to a plane or a cross-sectional area?
normal force
what force acts parallel to a plane or a cross-sectional area and has components that resists sliding?
shear force
any couple acting about the longitudinal or centroidal axis
torque
any couple acting along the longitudinal or centroidal axis
bending moment
what do you call any non-rigid body that changes its natural shape or form when an external force acts upon it?
deformation
T OR F
Can deformation differs depending on the interfering external force?
true