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Offline wynn

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Fluid in static state
« on: May 15, 2013, 07:20:14 PM »
Can some explain to me why fluid in static state has no sheer stress but normal stress?

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Re: Fluid in static state
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2013, 07:17:41 AM »
The definition of a fluid is that it deforms continuously under an applied shear stress, so if the fluid is static, what does that tell you?

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