Concept:
Stress- It is defined as the force acting per unit area.
Stress = Force/Area
Strain- It is defined as deformation produced in a body in the direction of application of force divided by original dimensions of the body.
Strain = Change in length/Original length
Strain = ΔL/L
where L is the original length and ΔL is the change in the length of the wire.
Elastic potential energy-
- It is a type of potential energy stored by the deformation of an elastic material. For example- Energy stored in a spring when it is either compressed or stretched.
- Elastic potential energy = force × displacement
According to Hooke’s law, the force applied to stretch the spring is directly proportional to the amount of stretch. In terms of displacement, the force required to stretch the spring is directly proportional to its displacement.
F ∝ - x
where F is the force applied on the spring and x is the displacement or amount of stretch.
The negative sign indicates displacement is in the opposite direction of the force.
hence, F = -kx, where k is spring constant.
The elastic potential energy of stretched spring is ,
