plate modulus
plate modulus
[′plāt ‚mäj·ə·ləs] (mechanics)
The ratio of the stress component Txx in an isotropic, elastic body obeying a generalized Hooke's law to the corresponding strain component Sxx , when the strain components Syy and Szz are 0; the sum of the Poisson ratio and twice the rigidity modulus.
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