This article is about the principle in solid mechanics. For the prisoner rehabilitation concept practiced in Norway, see
normality principle.
The Principle of normality in
solid mechanics states that if a
normal to the
yield locus is constructed at the point of yielding, the strains that result from yielding are in the same
ratio as the
stress components of the normal.[1][2]
References
^Richards, Rowland Jr. (2001). Principles of Solid Mechanics. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press LLC. p. 446.
ISBN0-8493-0114-9.
^Hosford, William (2010). Solid Mechanics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 274.
ISBN9780511722615.