Question

Tensile stress is

• A. resistance of an object to a force tending to a shear in the object
• B. resistance of an object to a force tending to produce a volume increase in the object
• C. resistance of an object to a force tending to tear it apart.
• D. none of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is C resistance of an object to a force tending to tear it apart.

Tensile stress is the resistance of an object to a force tending to tear it apart. It is calculated as the highest tension the object can endure without tearing, and is measured in Newtons/sq.mm, but was initially denoted as tons/sq. in.
The correct option is (c)