1.0 The 2D stress element
In this lecture we'll discuss the motivations behind stress analysis by first discussing how shear and normal stress vary throughout the depth of a typical beam.
By the end of this lecture you'll understand why we need to consider how stress component magnitudes vary at a particular point.
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