Meaning tensional stress
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tensional stress


Tensional stress is the stress that tends to pull something apart. It is the stress component perpendicular to a given surface, such as a fault plane, that results from forces applied perpendicular to [..]
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tensional stress


The opposite of compressional stress; occurs when one part of a plate moves away from another part that does not move
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