Bulk Modulus and Dilation |
| Dilation, or change in volume per unit volume | |||||||
| Dilation, or change in volume per unit volume | |||||||
| Bulk modulus, or modulus of compression | |||||||
| Dilation, or change in volume per unit volume | |||||||
| Bulk modulus |
e | dilation |
k | bulk modulus (mechanics of materials) |
B | bulk modulus (physics) |
ε | strain |
E | modulus of elasticity |
σ | stress |
p | pressure |
ν | Poisson's ratio |
V | volume |
Δp | change in pressure |
ΔV | change in volume |
V0 | initial volume |
Unstressed | Stressed |
(Eq1) |
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e = |
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(Eq2) |
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(Eq3) |
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(Eq4) |
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(Eq5) |
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(Eq6) |
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