what is difference between stress and pressure ?
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Answer / bala
stress is the internal resistance offered per unit area and
pressure is the external force applied per unit area
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Answer / vikas
Stress is the resisting force which acts against the force
applied to maintain the body in equilibrium, while pressure
is the externally applied force.
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Answer / vivek
stress is the resisting force that is developed in a body
due to the application of force. stress resists the
deformation in a body.
pressure is the external force applied on a unit area of a
body and causes the body to deform.
stress is always in the opposite direction of pressure.
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Answer / abhishek viradiya
Pressure applied in one direction..
But
Stress like tensile ,compressive etc....and many type of strss applied on one object...
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Answer / nikhil s
pressure at sny point is same in all direction. stress is not.. stress is for solids due to deforming force.. pressure is by the virtue of kinetic energy of the molecules of a fluid or gas
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Answer / kesavan
Stress:A resisting force per unit area against a applied
force per unit area of a item.
Pressure:A force flow per unit area in a force carrying medium.
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Answer / atul.kortam
stress-internal force devloped.external force applied.
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Answer / r.sravani
stress is the pressure applied per unit area where as
pressure is the force which is applied.
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