what is stress

Answer Posted / salim khoso

STRESS: When a load is applied on a body, it always tries
to make some deformation in the body. That internal
resistance offered by the body to counteract that
deformation is called stress. OR in simple words we can say
it is the resistance offered internally.

Mathematically it may be defined as, Force/unit area

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