Structural mechanics; comprising the strength and resistance of materials and elements of structural design (1905)
Greene, Charles E. (Charles Ezra), 1842-1903, Greene, Albert Emerson. [from old catalog] · New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc.] · leaf 24
ar has become permanently lengthened. The amount of thisincrease of length after removal of stress is called set, or perma-nent set, and the unit stress for which a permanent set can firstbe detected is known as the elastic limit. As the elongationitself is an exceedingly small quantity, even when… … &&1 g&ppf** L Section-- Unit Tension Original Section .01 .08 .12 .16 .20 .2i Fisr 1 .28 curve is naturally hard to locate, and the accurate elastic limitis therefore uncertain. Some contend that O A itself is a curveof extreme flatness. The common or commercial elastic limit liesmuch…