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Old 02-17-11 | 10:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Al1943
Stress is a force acting on a body and can be compressional, tensional, or shearing.
Yes, and no. Stress is the force per unit area. It can be in compression or tension, but it's to force the way that pressure is to weight.

Since we're speaking of spokes, I assumed I didn't have to mention compression stress, my point being the difference between tension and stress.
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