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Does stress stiffening occur in the direction of the stress?
Most descriptions tell us that a tensile stress in one direction stiffens a structure against deflection in other directions. But does it also stiffen against further deformation in the same direction? Some testing with FEA software says yes - vibration modes in the direction of the stress...- dirnad
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