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Excerpt from The Roorkee Manual of Applied Mechanics, Vol. 1: Direct and Transverse Strain, Principally by Analytical Methods
Thus Strength and Resistance are not synonymous Strength is merely a quality of materials which is measured quantitatively by Resistance.
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