Lisa asks…What is the difference between load and stress? I know that stress is defined as dF/Area. What about stress?Also:
1. Is there a feedback component to stress/load/strain?
2. Is there a time component?
3. What is the difference among stress, strain, and load?Nancy answers:Imagine that you have a rod say 10 feet long and one square inch in cross-section suspended from a tall ceiling with a loading hook on the bottom.
If you place say a 100 pound weight on the hook you load the
