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What is the definition of stress of a structural member?
Posted by CivilEngineer
Asked on February 27, 2016 11:00 am
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Stress of a structural member is defined as resisting force per unit area.

Posted by ryan kalinov
Answered On February 27, 2016 11:53 am
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stress=load divided by area on which load is applied
Its unit is Kg/cm^2 or N/mm^2

Posted by suraj
Answered On June 13, 2016 1:54 am