Wednesday, October 22, 2008

RESILIENCE

DEFINITION

•The ability of a material to absorb energy when deformed elastically and to return it when unloaded is called resilience.
•the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity.
•In other words, it is the maximum energy per volume that can be elastically stored
•It is represented by the area under the curve in the elastic region in the Stress-Strain diagram.

REFERENCE: Material Text Book.

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