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      A stress involving tensile and compressive forces, which are not uniformly distributed. Its maximum value depends on the amount of flexure that a given application can accommodate. Resistance to bending can be termed stiffness.

      Source: The OHIO State University

      An internal tensile or compressive longitudinal stress developed in a beam in response to curvature induced by an external load.

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