stress function

A function that finds a more tractable method for the elastic equations that describe the deformation of an elastic body subject only to boundary surface forces.

Noun

  1. A function that finds a more tractable method for the elastic equations that describe the deformation of an elastic body subject only to boundary surface forces.

Forms

stress functions

Hypernyms

function

Hyponyms

Airy stress function Maxwell's stress function Morera's stress function