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WHAT IS STRESS ANALYSIS?
Stress analysis is an engineering (e.g., civil engineering and mechanical engineering) discipline that determines the stress in materials and structures subjected to static or dynamic forces or loads. A stress analysis is required for the study and design of structures, e.g., tunnels, dams, mechanical parts, and structural frames among others, under prescribed or expected loads. Stress analysis may be applied as a design step to structures that do not yet exist.
