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what is the difference between stress and pressure?. what
is the difference between moment and torque?

Answer Posted / aviansh

Pressure is intensity of external force acting at a point.
Stress is intensity of internal resisting force developed at
a point.

Pressure is a vector(1st degree tensor)
Stress is a tensor (2nd degree tensor)

vector means one direction (pressure acts normal to surface)
tensor is having more than one direction(x,y,z directions)

pressure and stress are having same units

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