Normal strain is a measure of deformation representing the displacement between particles in a material under axial loading. It quantifies how much a material deforms when subjected to axial forces, which can either stretch or compress the material. This concept is fundamental in understanding how materials respond to stress, linking directly to different types of stress, particularly normal stress, and how these strains are characterized in terms of changes in length relative to the original length.
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