Crossword Puzzle Structures and Maintenance Stress and strainsOnline version definitions for stresses and strains by Heather Macfarlane 1 Most important property of materials in ship construction 2 A material's capacity to resist stress 3 The internal resistance of a material to the distorting effects of external forces or load 4 The unit of stress equal to 1 Newton per 1 meter squared 5 a squeezing type stress on materials 6 a pulling type stress on materials 7 a ripping type stress on materials 8 a twisting type stress on materials 9 a flexing type stress on materials 10 the degree of distortion of the materials when a force is applied 11 deformation that is fully recovered upon removal of the applied load. 4 2 6 11 9 10 1 8