poisson ratio
Definition
Ratio of decrease in the thickness (lateral contraction) of a body being pulled (under a tensile load) to its increase in length (longitudinal extension). It is constant for a material, around 0.28 for ordinary steels. Named after its discoverer, the French mathematician Siméon-Davis Poisson (1781-1840).
poisson ratio is in the Statistics, Mathematics, & Analysis subject.
This content can be found on the following page:
http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/poisson-ratio.html
email to a friend
print this definition
cite this definition
link to this page