Packet 1: Tossup 8
Saint-Venants’ principle states that this quantity becomes uniform a sufficient distance from its originating load. Imparting “residual” values of this quantity is used to strengthen brittle materials such as glass or concrete. This quantity is fully described by a tensor named for Augustin-Louis Cauchy (“KOH-shee”). Like pressure, this quantity can be measured in (*) pascals. When this quantity acts parallel to a material’s cross section, it is called “shear.” This quantity is the y-axis of a curve whose slope equals Young’s modulus. For 10 points, name this quantity that measures internal forces during deformation, contrasted with strain. ■END■
ANSWER: stress [accept residual stress; accept Cauchy stress tensor; accept shear stress] (Residual stress is induced in tempered glass and prestressed concrete.)
<Physics — June Yin> | SHOW-ME Four Packet 1
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| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | Conv. % | Power % | Neg % | Avg. Buzz |
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| Rube Goldberg XIX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 16 | 50% | 6% | 44% | 83.50 |
| SHOW-ME Four Nationwide HS | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 80% | 60% | 20% | 42.50 |
| SPOOKY IX | 11/20/2025 | ✓ | 5 | 40% | 20% | 20% | 54.50 |