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N

Neutral Axis

A beam in flexure has tension on one side (e.g., the bottom face) and compression on the other (e.g., the top face). Somewhere between these two, there is a location of zero strain and this is the location of the neutral axis. If the section is symmetric (in both geometry and materials) the neutral axis is at the geometric centroid.


O

Off-centre acting of force of tension or compression

is case of stresses state in which in any cross-section internal force factors are given to the normal force and to one or two bending moments in the perpendicular planes


P

Percentage Elongation

is the increase in length after fracture divided bу the initial length and multiplied bу 100 is the percentage elongation.


Plastic

is a solid material composed of polymer molecules that has some structural rigidity under applied load; typically used in many general purpose applications (e.g., milk jugs, trash bags, disposable utensils, bike helmets).


Poisson's ratio

is defined as the ratio of the strain in the lateral direction to that in the axial direction of bar 


Polymer

is an organic compound of high molecular weight with a molecular structure composed of small repeating units (e.g., polyethylene is composed of repeat units of C2H4); polymer molecules are sometimes referred to as polymer “chains”, due to their predominantly linear physical dimensions.


Principal axes

are the axes, where we have the maximum and minimum values of moment of inertia for a given cross - section


Principal moments of inertia

are the moments of inertia, one of them has maximum and another of them has  minimum values for a given cross - section


Product of inertia of а finite area

 is given by the summation of the products of inertia about those same axes of all elements of area contained within the finite area


R

Resistivity

 is the intrinsic materials property that describes the ability of a material to resist, or oppose, the transport of electrical charge in response to an external electric field.



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