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em3ry
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Force lines method is used in Solid Mechanics for visualization of internal forces in a deformed body. A force line represents graphically the internal force acting within a body across imaginary internal surfaces. The force lines show the maximal internal forces and their directions.
But stress in a solid body is a tensor not a single vector. What is the relationship between force lines and the stress tensor field? If I know the force lines can I calculate the stress tensor field? If I know the stress tensor field can I calculate the force lines?
But stress in a solid body is a tensor not a single vector. What is the relationship between force lines and the stress tensor field? If I know the force lines can I calculate the stress tensor field? If I know the stress tensor field can I calculate the force lines?