Advanced Structural Analysis/Part I - Theory/Materials/Properties/Elasticity/Tensile Testing

=Tensile Testing=

Young's modulus can be measured by tensile testing of specimens such as the one in the picture below.



Equation (1) gives

$$E = \frac{\Delta \sigma}{\Delta \epsilon} $$

Although, the procedure may seem perfectly straight forward at a glimpse, there are certain things that should be noted.