KPK英汉双语物理-力学：08-压缩和拉伸状态.docVIP

1.8 Compressive and tensile stress In Fig. 1.31a, someone sets a wagon in motion. Momentum flows through the rod from left to right. In Fig. 1.31b, the wagon rolls on alone. Its momentum remains unchanged (except for loss through friction). Therefore, no momentum is flowing through the rod in Fig. 1.31b. In Fig.1.31c, momentum flows through a rod from right to left. Put yourself in the position of the rod. Would you feel any difference in these three situations? Of course. One can actually consider the person’s arms as extensions of the rod. One can feel with one’s arms the differences in the