He stated his observation as "Ut tensio, sic vis" - - As the extension, so is the force. This linear elastic response has been formalized into the stress/strain relationship known as Hooke's Law: ...

When a material experiences an applied uniaxial tensile stress, s, it displays a strain response, e. In the initial stage of strain, the response is linear in the stress and may be described by ...

When materials elastically bend, stretch or change shape due to applied forces (stress), the ... The study of elastic strain dates from the one-dimensional Hooke's law (1676), and from the general ...