EK570
Parallel to its grain, wood is very strong in tension. Failure occurs by a combination of cell-to-cell slippage and cell wall failure. In contrast, perpendicular to grain, wood is very […]
EK569
Compression parallel to the grain deforms wood cells along their axis and failure occurs when cell walls start to suffer from instability. When the loads are applied perpendicular to grain, […]
EK32
When a body is in a liquid the surface of the body is subject to the same pressure everywhere, irrespective of the material. The pressure acts perpendicular to the surface, […]