- deflection under load
Dictionary of automotive terms. 2015.
deflection under load
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temperature of deflection under load — The ability of a test specimen to preserve its shape up to a given temperature under a given dead load; characterized by the temperature at which the specimen supported at both ends and heated continually and uniformly in a liquid heat transfer… … Dictionary of automotive terms
load — [1] something to be lifted, carried, transported, or accelerated. [2] The amount of material transported. [3] The amount of power carried by an electric circuit. [4] The resistance overcome by an engine when it is driving a machine. Also see axle … Dictionary of automotive terms
Deflection — or deflexion may refer to: Deflection (engineering), the displacement of a structural element under load Deflection (military), a technique of shooting ahead of a moving target so that the target and projectile will collide Deflection (physics),… … Wikipedia
Deflection (engineering) — In engineering, deflection is the degree to which a structural element is displaced under a load. It may refer to an angle or a distance. The deflection distance of a member under a load is directly related to the slope of the deflected shape of… … Wikipedia
total static deflection — of a loaded suspension system is the overall deflection under the static load from the position at which all elastic elements are free of load … Mechanics glossary
effective deflection — deflection of a suspension system under a particular load … Dictionary of automotive terms
Heat deflection temperature — The heat deflection temperature or heat distortion temperature (HDT, HDTUL, or DTUL) is the temperature at which a polymer or plastic sample deforms under a specified load. This property of a given plastic material is applied in many aspects of… … Wikipedia
Backlash (engineering) — In mechanical engineering, backlash, sometimes called lash or play, is clearance between mating components, sometimes described as the amount of lost motion due to clearance or slackness when movement is reversed and contact is re established.… … Wikipedia
Séguin, Marc, The Elder — ▪ French engineer French Marc Séguin, Aîné born April 20, 1786, Annonay, Fr. died Feb. 24, 1875, Annonay French engineer and inventor of the wire cable suspension bridge and the tubular steam engine boiler. A nephew of Joseph… … Universalium
precambered — adjective Having a camber designed in such a way as to reduce deflection under load … Wiktionary
