This article is about the principle in solid mechanics. For the prisoner rehabilitation concept practiced in Norway, see normality principle.
The Principle of normality in solid mechanics states that if a normal to the yield locus is constructed at the point of yielding, the strains that result from yielding are in the same ratio as the stress components of the normal.[1][2]
References
^Richards, Rowland Jr. (2001). Principles of Solid Mechanics. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press LLC. p. 446. ISBN0-8493-0114-9.
^Hosford, William (2010). Solid Mechanics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 274. ISBN9780511722615.