Advanced Structural Analysis/Part I - Theory/General Properties of Materials/Measures


 * 1) Introduction
 * 2) /Elasticity/
 * 3) /Plasticity/
 * 4) /Ductility/
 * 5) /Hardness/
 * 6) /Resilience/

=Introduction=

This section covers both qualitative and quantifiable physical properties of solids.

A viable knowledge of mechanical engineering rests on a basic understanding of engineering materials; and the behavior of such materials is the empirical foundation upon which the entire science of solid mechanics is built. Although this is the very beginning, a basin of information is presented that facilitate powerful and sophisticated reasoning by even the simplest means.