Question

Tensile stress is: A. the strain per unit length. B. the ratio of elastic modulus to strain. C. the ratio of the change in length to the original length. D. the same as force. the applied force per cross-sectional area.

Answer 1

Answer:

D. the same as force. the applied force per cross-sectional area.

Explanation:

Tensile stress of a material is defined as the ratio of the applied force on the material to its cross sectional area. this is expressed mathematically as;

Tensile stress = Force/cross sectional area

Tensile stress = F/A

Force is measured in newton while cross sectional area is measured in m

Hence the unit of Tensile stress is N/m²