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Advanced Structural Analysis/Part I - Theory/General Properties of Materials/Measures/Elasticity/Tensile Testing
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Tensile Testing
Young's modulus can be measured by tensile testing of specimens such as the one in the picture below.
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Equation (1) gives
Although, the procedure may seem perfectly straight forward at a glimpse, there are certain things that should be noted. Firstly,... Continue here