For transverse loading of the composite, the components experience the same stress and for this isostress situation the total transverse strain of the composite is just the sum of the fiber strain and ...

Transverse cracking is caused by structural stress and can cause a dam to lose strength and, in the worst-case scenario, fail, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s dam pocket guide.

the mechanisms underlying transverse creep recovery in vivo appear similar and are highly time dependent. These novel findings have important implications concerning the time required for the ...