| Terminology
used in Biomechanics |
| Force:
compression,
tension, bending, shear, and torsion |
| Deformation:
Change of form due
to the loading of forces |
| Stress:
the force per unit
area |
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| Strain: the dimensional change expressed as a fraction (ratio) |
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| of
the subject’s original size |
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