In engineering, deformation refers to the change in size or shape of an object. Displacements are the absolute change in position of a point on the object.Deflection is the relative change in external displacements on an object.Strain is the relative internal change in shape of an infinitesimally small cube of material and can be expressed as a non-dimensional change in …

In physics, deformation is the continuum mechanics transformation of a body from a reference configuration to a current configuration. A configuration is a set containing the positions of all particles of the body. A deformation can occur because of external loads, intrinsic activity (e.g. muscle contraction), body forces (such as gravity or electromagnetic forces), or changes in …

La théorie de la plasticité traite des déformations irréversibles indépendantes du temps, elle est basée sur des mécanismes physiques intervenant dans les métaux et alliages mettant en jeu des mouvements de dislocations (un réarrangement de la position relative des atomes, ou plus généralement des éléments constitutifs du matériau) dans un réseau cristallin sans influence …

Geotechnical engineering is the branch of civil engineering concerned with the engineering behavior of earth materials.It uses the principles of soil mechanics and rock mechanics for the solution of its respective engineering problems. It also relies on knowledge of geology, hydrology, geophysics, and other related sciences.Geotechnical (rock) engineering is a subdiscipline of …

In materials science and engineering, the yield point is the point on a stress-strain curve that indicates the limit of elastic behavior and the beginning of plastic behavior. Below the yield point, a material will deform elastically and will return to its original shape when the applied stress is removed. Once the yield point is passed, some fraction of the deformation will be permanent …

Early development history. The crumple zone concept was originally invented and patented by the Hungarian Mercedes-Benz engineer Béla Barényi in 1937 before he worked for Mercedes-Benz and in a more developed form in 1952. The 1953 Mercedes-Benz "Ponton" was a partial implementation of his ideas, by having a strong deep platform to form a partial safety cell, …

In physics and materials science, plasticity, also known as plastic deformation, is the ability of a solid material to undergo permanent deformation, a non-reversible change of shape in response to applied forces. For example, a solid piece of metal being bent or pounded into a new shape displays plasticity as permanent changes occur within the material itself.

Necking, in engineering or materials science, is a mode of tensile deformation where relatively large amounts of strain localize disproportionately in a small region of the material. The resulting prominent decrease in local cross-sectional area provides the basis for the name "neck". Because the local strains in the neck are large, necking is often closely associated with yielding, a form …

Sedimentary basins are created by deformation of Earth's lithosphere in diverse geological settings, usually as a result of plate tectonic activity. Mechanisms of crustal deformation that lead to subsidence and sedimentary basin formation include the thinning of underlying crust; depression of the crust by sedimentary, tectonic or volcanic loading; or changes in the …

The atoms, molecules or ions that make up solids may be arranged in an orderly repeating pattern, or irregularly. Materials whose constituents are arranged in a regular pattern are known as crystals.In some cases, the regular ordering can continue unbroken over a large scale, for example diamonds, where each diamond is a single crystal.Solid objects that are large …