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  2. Size effect on structural strength - Wikipedia

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    For quasibrittle materials, measuring the size effect on the peak loads (and on the specimen softening after the peak load) is the simplest approach. Knowing the size effect is also important in the reverse sense—for micrometer scale devices if they are designed partly or fully on the basis of material properties measured more conveniently on ...

  3. Compressive strength - Wikipedia

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    ´ =, where F is load applied [N] and A is area [m 2]. As stated, the area of the specimen varies on compression. In reality therefore the area is some function of the applied load i.e. A = f (F). Indeed, stress is defined as the force divided by the area at the start of the experiment.

  4. Container compression test - Wikipedia

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    The peak load; The deformation at peak load; The load at a critical deformation (head space, etc.) The ability of a container to protect the contents from compression damage; etc. The dynamic loads have some relationship with expected field loads.: [3] often factors of 4 or 5 are used to estimate the allowable working load on boxes.

  5. Maximum power transfer theorem - Wikipedia

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    Simplified model for powering a load with resistance R L by a source with voltage V S and resistance R S.. The theorem was originally misunderstood (notably by Joule [4]) to imply that a system consisting of an electric motor driven by a battery could not be more than 50% efficient, since the power dissipated as heat in the battery would always be equal to the power delivered to the motor when ...

  6. Pulsed power - Wikipedia

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    By releasing the stored energy over a very short interval (a process that is called energy compression), a huge amount of peak power can be delivered to a load. For example, if one joule of energy is stored within a capacitor and then evenly released to a load over one second, the average power delivered to the load would only be 1 watt.

  7. Strength of materials - Wikipedia

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    Tensile stress is the stress state caused by an applied load that tends to elongate the material along the axis of the applied load, in other words, the stress caused by pulling the material. The strength of structures of equal cross-sectional area loaded in tension is independent of shape of the cross-section.

  8. Euler's critical load - Wikipedia

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    This formula was derived in 1744 by the Swiss mathematician Leonhard Euler. [2] The column will remain straight for loads less than the critical load. The critical load is the greatest load that will not cause lateral deflection (buckling). For loads greater than the critical load, the column will deflect laterally.

  9. Mechanical load - Wikipedia

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    Mechanical load is the physical stress on a mechanical system or component [1] leading to strain. Loads can be static or dynamic. Some loads are specified as part of the design criteria of a mechanical system. Depending on the usage, some mechanical loads can be measured by an appropriate test method in a laboratory or in the field.