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Stress Concentration
Stress Concentration: Maximum stress at geometric discontinuity. A Stress & Strain formula in materials engineering. Variables σₘₐₓ, Kₜ and σₙₒₘ, each with SI…
Stress & Strain
Specification
- Name
- Stress Concentration
- Discipline
- materials
- Category
- Stress & Strain
- LaTeX
- \sigma_{max} = K_t \sigma_{nom}
- Description
- Maximum stress at geometric discontinuity
- Can solve for
- σₘₐₓ, Kₜ, σₙₒₘ
- Tags
- stress, concentration, notch, hole, fillet
Variables
| Symbol | Name | Unit | Si Unit | Imperial Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| σₘₐₓ | Maximum Stress | Pa | Pa | psi |
| Kₜ | Stress Concentration Factor | — | — | — |
| σₙₒₘ | Nominal Stress | Pa | Pa | psi |