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Abrasion is the process of wearing away by friction. The wearing away of a surface in service by mechanical action, such as rubbing, scraping or erosion.

For working stress approach, service loads are used in the whole design and the strength of material is not utilized in the full extent. In this method of design, stresses acting on…

"The force which tends to make the top and bottom flanges or fibres of a beam move parallel to one another. The web of the beam resists the shear force, which is at its greatest at the ends of…

Young's Modulus or Modulus of Elasticity is slope of the initial linear portion of the stress-strain diagram. The modulus of elasticity may also be characterized as the “stiffness” or ability of…

Flexural strength is the limit of a material to withstand flexural stress without failing. If an object is subjected to flexural stress, it will undergo both tension and compression behaviour beca…