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Physical Phenomena > Mechanical Phenomena > Stress, Mechanical

Preferred term

Stress, Mechanical  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Mechanical Stress
  • Mechanical Stresses
  • Stresses, Mechanical

Note

  • note category: does not refer to stress response to mechanical stimuli such as vibration (= STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL + VIBRATION)

Scope note

  • A purely physical condition which exists within any material because of strain or deformation by external forces or by non-uniform thermal expansion; expressed quantitatively in units of force per unit area.

History note

  • 1973 (1971)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D013314

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