Difference between strength of material and mechanics of material
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Both disciplines primarily deal with the forces that are acting on a body and its effects but there is one assumption that makes the difference.
In mechanics the bodies( can be consideredhaving mass or massless, generally beams are considered massless when analysing trusses) are assumed to be rigid.
But in strength of materials the bodies are subjected to deformations depending on the type of forces.
Both disciplines primarily deal with the forces that are acting on a body and its effects but there is one assumption that makes the difference.
In mechanics the bodies( can be consideredhaving mass or massless, generally beams are considered massless when analysing trusses) are assumed to be rigid.
But in strength of materials the bodies are subjected to deformations depending on the type of forces.
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