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eigenstrain

noun

Etymology

From eigen- + strain.

  1. inherited from strȳnd
  2. derived from *strew-✻
  3. inherited from *streuną✻
  4. inherited from strēon
  5. inherited from streen
  6. prefixed as eigenstrain — “eigen + strain”

Definitions

  1. A residual strain produced without an external force

    • Optimal structures are either simple laminates that are codirected with external eigenstrain directions, or inclined laminates, direct and skew second-rank laminates and third-rank laminates.

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