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Stress tensor from forces
Consider a body that is acted on by a variable external force density $\vec{f}(\vec{r})$.
I want to know what the pressure and shear stress would be within the body as a result of these external ...
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Sand cone in the attic [closed]
My question is based on Halliday books Tom 2, chapter 13 (exercise 42).
There is a cone of sand laying in the attic. Consider stress of the floor under the sand cone.
Why the biggest stress is in ...
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Amplifying stress at near perfect vacuum?
So, I've got a vacuum chamber as part of a home freeze drying project. It is a cylindrical steel pot with a 1.5in acrylic lid. The manual is poorly translated from Chinese, so some of it is seemingly ...
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Deformation of a self-gravitating sphere from two forces
I have a fluid sphere (say a gas or a liquid of uniform density, under its own gravity) on which forces is applied to its surface. I would like to find its approximate shape (most probably an oblate ...
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