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Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{4} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Strain - Stress Graph}} \tn \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{3.833cm}}{\vspace{1px}\centerline{\includegraphics[width=5.1cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/uploads/gladyzz_1793960347_images.jpeg}}} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{Slope of the curve is Young's Modulus \newline Young's Modulus (E) = Δσ / Δε \newline Perfectly Elastic Bodies retain their shape in elastic region} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{x{1.7165 cm} x{1.7165 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Rigid vs Plastic Bodies}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Perfect Rigid body an ideal physical model of a solid object that does not deform, bend, stretch, or change shape in any way when forces or torques are applied to it & Perfectly Plastic Body does not regain its original shape or size at all when an external deforming force is removed, remaining permanently deformed \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 9) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Static Equilibrium Equation}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{∑ F\textasciitilde{}x\textasciitilde{} = 0 ; ∑ F\textasciitilde{}y\textasciitilde{} = 0 ; ∑ F\textasciitilde{}z\textasciitilde{} = 0 ; \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) ∑ M\textasciitilde{}x\textasciitilde{} = 0 ; ∑ M\textasciitilde{}y\textasciitilde{} = 0 ; ∑ M\textasciitilde{}z\textasciitilde{} = 0 ;% Row Count 2 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Assumptions in SOM}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{1. Material is said to be {\bf{Homogeneous \& Isotropic}} \newline % Row Count 2 (+ 2) 2. Material obeys {\bf{Hooke's Law (Assume to be within stress \& strain region)}} \newline % Row Count 4 (+ 2) 3. Member is assumed to be {\bf{prismatic (Cross section \& dimensions are assumed to be same through the length)}} \newline % Row Count 7 (+ 3) 4. Load is assumed to be static load \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 1) {\bf{5. Self weight of the component is neglected}} \newline % Row Count 9 (+ 1) 6. Member is assumed to be under static equation% Row Count 10 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{{\bf{Homogeneous}} : A material is said to be homogeneous when it exhibits same elastic properties at any point in a given direction \newline {\bf{Isotropic}}:A material is said to be isotropic when it exhibits same elastic properties in any direction. \newline {\emph{Every Homogeneous material need not be isotropic \& vice versa}} \newline {\bf{Anisotropic}} : A material is said to be anisotropic when it exhibits direction dependent elastic properties} \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{3.833cm}{X} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Classification of Loads - Application}} \tn \SetRowColor{white} \mymulticolumn{1}{x{3.833cm}}{With Respect to Time : \newline % Row Count 1 (+ 1) 1. {\bf{Static Load}} - Dead Load \& Gradually Applied Load \newline % Row Count 3 (+ 2) 2. {\bf{Dynamic Load}} - Impact / Shock / Suddenly Applied Load \newline % Row Count 5 (+ 2) With Respect to Cross Section : \newline % Row Count 6 (+ 1) 1. {\bf{Normal Load}} - Axial Loads \& Eccentric Axial Load \newline % Row Count 8 (+ 2) 2. {\bf{Shear Load}} - Transverse Shear load \& Eccentric transverse load \newline % Row Count 10 (+ 2) With Respect to distribution load : \newline % Row Count 11 (+ 1) 1. {\bf{Distributed Load}} \newline % Row Count 12 (+ 1) - Uniformly Distributed Load \newline % Row Count 13 (+ 1) - Uniformly varying Load \newline % Row Count 14 (+ 1) - Uniformly Distributed Moment \newline % Row Count 15 (+ 1) 2. {\bf{Concentrated Load}} \newline % Row Count 16 (+ 1) - Concentrated Point Load \newline % Row Count 17 (+ 1) - Concentrated Moments% Row Count 18 (+ 1) } \tn \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}-} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}