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  2. Plasticity (physics) - Wikipedia

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    In physics and materials science, plasticity (also known as plastic deformation) is the ability of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation, ...

  3. Plasticity - Wikipedia

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    Plasticity (physics), in engineering and physics, the propensity of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation under load; Behavioral plasticity, change in an organism's behavior in response to exposure to stimuli; Neuroplasticity, in neuroscience, how entire brain structures, and the brain itself, can change as a result of experience

  4. Solid mechanics - Wikipedia

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    The study of the physics of continuous materials: Solid mechanics The study of the physics of continuous materials with a defined rest shape. Elasticity Describes materials that return to their rest shape after applied stresses are removed. Plasticity Describes materials that permanently deform after a sufficient applied stress. Rheology

  5. Strength of materials - Wikipedia

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    Definition. In the mechanics of materials, ... Plasticity or plastic deformation is the opposite of elastic deformation and is defined as unrecoverable strain ...

  6. Deformation (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    In the above definitions of engineering stress and strain, two behaviors of materials in tensile tests are ignored: the shrinking of section area; compounding development of elongation; True stress and true strain are defined differently than engineering stress and strain to account for these behaviors. They are given as

  7. Flow plasticity theory - Wikipedia

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    Plastic deformation of a thin metal sheet. Flow plasticity is a solid mechanics theory that is used to describe the plastic behavior of materials. [1] Flow plasticity theories are characterized by the assumption that a flow rule exists that can be used to determine the amount of plastic deformation in the material.

  8. Stress (mechanics) - Wikipedia

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    Stress analysis is a branch of applied physics that covers the determination of the internal distribution of internal forces in solid objects. It is an essential tool in engineering for the study and design of structures such as tunnels, dams, mechanical parts, and structural frames, under prescribed or expected loads.

  9. Plastic limit theorems - Wikipedia

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    The two plastic limit theorems apply to any elastic-perfectly plastic body or assemblage of bodies. Lower limit theorem: If an equilibrium distribution of stress can be found which balances the applied load and nowhere violates the yield criterion, the body (or bodies) will not fail, or will be just at the point of failure.