[Technical Column] A Gentle Review of CAE Part 2: "Stress"

Important design elements when designing structures! We will clarify stress!

This column is a series that focuses on things that are close to us but often go unnoticed, explaining their behavior, functions, phenomena, and principles in an easy-to-understand manner. In the second installment, we will clarify the concept of stress. Stress is defined as the force per unit area that arises within an object when it is subjected to external forces. Stress can be broadly divided into two types: normal stress, which acts perpendicular to a surface, such as tension and compression, and shear stress, which acts parallel to a surface. These are important design elements when designing structures. [Contents] ■ Second installment theme: "Stress" ■ Earthquake-resistant design is a battle against stress ■ Reflecting on structural design *For detailed content of the column, please refer to the related links. For more information, feel free to contact us.

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