Phenomena and Processes

Mechanical Stress

A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area.

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Abstract

A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Stress, Mechanical
  • Mechanical Stresses
  • Stresses, Mechanical

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Indexing Annotation

note category: does not refer to stress response to mechanical stimuli such as vibration (= STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL + VIBRATION)

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History Note

1973 (1971)

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Previous Indexing

  • Biomechanics (1968-1970)
  • Physics (1966-1970)

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  1. G01w.374.835w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mechanical Stress. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D013314. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D013314
  2. Mechanical Stress. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stress_(mechanics)
  3. Mechanical Stress. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q206175