constitutive

English translation: calculation friction / stress

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English term or phrase:constitutive
Selected answer:calculation friction / stress
Entered by: Orla Ryan

12:16 Jun 27, 2004
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Construction / Civil Engineering
English term or phrase: constitutive
Scientific paper by Prof. X and Dr. Z, construction sector.
Title: Bond Behaviour of Reinforcement with Inadequate Concrete Cover.
Figure: Different models for thick-walled concrete tension ring: a)..., b)... c) applied conctitutive law.
Andrzej Mierzejewski
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calculation friction / stress
Explanation:
it is not a legal term, but an engineering one.
in physics, this law measures the relation between applied stress/tension and the resulting deformation.
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Orla Ryan
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5 +8calculation friction / stress
Orla Ryan
3 +1similar to Hooke's law
RHELLER
3having power to institute, establish or enact
Rowan Morrell


  

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having power to institute, establish or enact


Explanation:
If the law is a legal one.

If the law is more like a sort of principle, then perhaps it is more like "making a thing what it is".


    Reference: http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=constitutive&r=67
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calculation friction / stress


Explanation:
it is not a legal term, but an engineering one.
in physics, this law measures the relation between applied stress/tension and the resulting deformation.


    Reference: http://www.swan.ac.uk/civeng/Research/masonry/const.htm
    Reference: http://www.cis.tugraz.at/situ/ALLES/34.htm
Orla Ryan
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agree  Michel A.
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similar to Hooke's law


Explanation:
Hooke's Law and Dielectrics


What is a constitutive equation? For mechanical problems, a constitutive equation describes how a material strains when it is stressed, or vice-versa. Constitutive equations exist also for electrical problems; they describe how charge moves in a (dielectric) material when it is subjected to a voltage, or vice-versa.
Engineers are already familiar with the most common mechanical constitutive equation that applies for everyday metals and plastics. This equation is known as Hooke's Law and is written as:




In words, this equation states: Strain = Compliance × Stress.
However, since piezoelectric materials are concerned with electrical properties too, we must also consider the constitutive equation for common dielectrics:

... 3. The equilibrium condition for the stress is to be supplemented by the constitutive (Hooke's) law. ... the constitutive law (9) with the defining equation. ffl. 11. =. ...
www.math.utah.edu/~cherk/publ/invariants.ps

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