What are the different types of biaxial & triaxial stresses?

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A biaxial state of stress is defined as a state of stress where one of the three principal
stresses is equal to zero: σ1 ≠ 0 , σ2 ≠ 0 , σ3 = 0
A triaxial state of stress is defined as a state of stress where one of the three principal
stresses is equal to zero: σ1 ≠ 0 , σ2 ≠ 0 , σ3 ≠ 0

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mohamed abdelkareem

  • Feb 20th, 2012
 

In a biaxial stresses there are two stresses in two dimension say (x,y) and caused shape deformation , but in a triaxial stresses there are three stresses in three dimension say(x,y,z) and caused volumetric deformatio.

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