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Testing of Methods for the Determination of Young's Modulus by Bending: Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of ... of Illinois, 1916 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Albert Washington Marker

 
9780282856106: Testing of Methods for the Determination of Young's Modulus by Bending: Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of ... of Illinois, 1916 (Classic Reprint)

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This book is a delightful dive into the world of 17th and 18th-century scientific advancements in understanding the elasticity of materials through the investigation of bending and stress in bars and beams. The author presents several methods for determining Young's Modulus, a measure of a material's stiffness. The introduction to the book provides a brief history of the field, beginning with the work of Galileo and Hooke, and demonstrates how the methods for determining Young's Modulus have evolved. The author also explains in detail the apparatus and methods used in each of the experiments and presents the collected data in well-organized tables. The book concludes with a discussion of the sources of error that can affect the accuracy of the results and an examination of the advantages and limitations of each method. This makes for an engaging read for anyone interested in the history of science, the mechanics of materials, or the methods used to determine the properties of materials.

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9780265572399: Testing of Methods for the Determination of Young's Modulus by Bending: Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in Physics in the Graduate School o

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ISBN 10:  0265572398 ISBN 13:  9780265572399
Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018
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