Bulk stress causes a change in the volume of an object or medium and is caused by forces acting on the body from all directions, perpendicular to its surface. Compressibility of an object or medium is...Bulk stress causes a change in the volume of an object or medium and is caused by forces acting on the body from all directions, perpendicular to its surface. Compressibility of an object or medium is the reciprocal of its bulk modulus, the elastic modulus in this case. Shear strain is the deformation of an object or medium under shear stress. Shear stress is caused by forces acting along the object’s two parallel surfaces.
Bulk stress causes a change in the volume of an object or medium and is caused by forces acting on the body from all directions, perpendicular to its surface. Compressibility of an object or medium is...Bulk stress causes a change in the volume of an object or medium and is caused by forces acting on the body from all directions, perpendicular to its surface. Compressibility of an object or medium is the reciprocal of its bulk modulus, the elastic modulus in this case. Shear strain is the deformation of an object or medium under shear stress. Shear stress is caused by forces acting along the object’s two parallel surfaces.