Properties of Bulk Matter

Band Theory of Solid Materials

In solid-state physics, band theory is a theoretical model that describes the states of electrons in solid materials that can only have energy values within specified particular ranges. The behaviour of an electron (and thus its energy) in a solid is dependent on the behaviour of all other particles in the vicinity. This is in […]

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Application of Poisson’s Effect to Analysis

The property of elasticity of any substance in nature can be observed, which in its general character, this property can be calculated from Poisson’s Ratio. Suppose lateral or axial stress is kept for the transverse stress of a material or materials. In that case, it is its damaging property which the Poisson effect can also

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Anomalous Expansion

To understand what Anomalous expansion is, we need to first learn what Thermal expansion is. What is Thermal Expansion? Thermal expansion, which does not include phase transitions, is the tendency of matter to change its area, shape, density, and volume when there is a change in temperature. Usually increasing the temperature causes the substance to

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An Explanation About Shear Strength

A material’s shear strength can be explained as its capacity to withstand forces that cause its internal structure to move against itself and cause deformation. The strength of the material can be calculated using both the vertical and horizontal directions. If a force causes the substance layers to slide horizontally, then the material would result

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All About What is Compressive Stress

Have you heard of a rubber ball? You might have tried to squeeze it at some point, right? What happened when you squeezed it? “The answer is quite simple”, you’ll say, “it will shrink in size!”  Well, that is correct; the rubber ball, when squeezed, will hardly shrink for some time, after which it will

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All About Plain Stress and Plain Strain

In Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and solid mechanics, we hear a lot about plane stress and plane strain notions. Plane stress is an approximation, as opposed to plane strain, which is an exact solution. Plane strain is a particular solution of the whole three-dimensional elasticity equations, whereas plane stress is only attained in the limit

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All about mass defect and binding energy

One of the most critical problems in physics is the mass defect and binding energy in solids — that is, the missing mass that comes from the breaking of bonds. The mass defect governs the size of the crystal and its density and the binding energy affects the energy required to compress it. The mass

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All About Elastic Collision Examples

Elastic collisions are when 2 objects collide or impact, creating a mutual force exertion between the 2 entities. In physics, collisions are a type of momentum, and we must note that in all types of collisions,  momentum is always conserved. In all 2-object collisions, the momentum principle plays a vital role. Let us consider a

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A Short Note on the Elastic Behaviour of Solids

Have you ever tried to stretch an elastic band? If yes, you must have observed that it deforms from its original shape when you apply some force to the band to stretch it. However, when you stop applying force on the elastic band, it will go back to its original shape. But does this work

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