tensile element
121plasma — plasmatic /plaz mat ik/, plasmic, adj. /plaz meuh/, n. 1. Anat., Physiol. the liquid part of blood or lymph, as distinguished from the suspended elements. 2. Cell Biol. cytoplasm. 3. whey. 4. a green, faintly translucent chalcedony. 5. Physics. a …
122balloon flight — ▪ aviation Introduction passage through the air of a balloon that contains a buoyant gas, such as helium or heated air, for which reason it is also known as lighter than air free flight. Unmanned balloons have been used to carry meteorological… …
123Wok — Stir frying (爆 bào) with a wok A wok (in Cantonese; simplified Chinese: 镬; traditional Chinese: 鑊; Jyutping: wok6) is a versatile round bottomed cooking vessel originating in China. It is used especially in …
124Computer-aided design — CAD and CADD redirect here. For other uses, see CAD (disambiguation) and CADD (disambiguation). Example 2D CAD drawing …
125Composite material — A cloth of woven carbon fiber filaments, a common element in composite materials Composite materials, often shortened to composites or called composition materials, are engineered or naturally occurring materials made from two or more constituent …
126Shear stress — SI symbol: τ SI unit: pascal Derivations from other quantities: τ = F / A …
127Stiffness — is the resistance of an elastic body to deformation by an applied force. It is an extensive material property.DefinitionThe stiffness, k , of a body is a measure of the resistance offered by an elastic body to deformation (bending, stretching or… …
128Control rod — PWR control rod assembly, above fuel element A control rod is a rod made of chemical elements capable of absorbing many neutrons without fissioning themselves. They are used in nuclear reactors to control the rate of fission of uranium and… …
