bulk strain


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bulk strain

[′balk ‚strān]
(mechanics)
The ratio of the change in the volume of a body that occurs when the body is placed under pressure, to the original volume of the body.

bulk strain, volume strain

The ratio of the change in volume of a body to its original volume, as a result of stress applied to the body.
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Bulk strain in this transect suggests a direct relationship between fold-style and the Fredericton Fault.
Structural transect through Silurian turbidites of the Fredericton Belt southwest of Fredericton, New Brunswick: the role of the Fredericton Fault in late Iapetus convergence

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