MT-1620 al.2002 There are many structural configurations where we do not have to deal with the full 3-d case First lets consider the models Lets then see under what conditions we can apply them A. Plane stress This deals with stretching and shearing of thin slabs Figure 6.1 Representation of Generic Thin Slab Paul A Lagace @2001 UnitMIT - 16.20 Fall, 2002 There are many structural configurations where we do not have to deal with the full 3-D case. • First let’s consider the models • Let’s then see under what conditions we can apply them A. Plane Stress This deals with stretching and shearing of thin slabs. Figure 6.1 Representation of Generic Thin Slab Paul A. Lagace © 2001 Unit 6 - p. 2