Engineering normal strain is total deformation over initial dimension¶
Engineering normal strain, also called Cauchy strain, is expressed as the ratio of total deformation to the initial dimension of a material body on which forces are applied.
Links:
- engineering_normal_strain¶
engineering_normal_strainof the body.- Symbol:
e- Latex:
\(e\)
- Dimension:
dimensionless
- total_deformation¶
Total
deformationof the body.- Symbol:
Delta(l)- Latex:
\(\Delta l\)
- Dimension:
length
- initial_dimension¶
Initial dimension of the body, e.g. initial
length.- Symbol:
l- Latex:
\(l\)
- Dimension:
length
- law¶
e = Delta(l) / l- Latex:
- \[e = \frac{\Delta l}{l}\]