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Tensile stress (or tension) is the stress state leading to expansion (volume and/or length of a material tends to increase). In the uniaxial manner of tension, tensile stress is induced by pulling forces across a bar, specimen etc. Structural members in direct tension are ropes, soil anchors and nails, bolts, etc. Beams subjected to bending moments may include tensile stress as well compressive stress and/or shear stress. Tensile stress may be increased until the reach of tensile strength, namely the limit state of stress. Tensile stress is the opposite of compressive stress. See also: tension, shear stress, physics, tensile strength, strength of materials, Hooke's law.
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