stiffnessratio
nounA stiffness ratio is a number that shows how much stiffer one thing is than another.
The engineer compared the stiffness ratio of the two springs to pick the stronger one.
RELATED WORDS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. In numerical analysis, the stiffness ratio of a differential equation measures how quickly some parts of the solution change compared with others.
A large stiffness ratio made the simulation slow, so they switched to an implicit solver.
3. In structural engineering, the stiffness ratio describes how the stiffness of one member compares with another in a frame or building.
They adjusted the beam-to-column stiffness ratio to make the frame safer during earthquakes.
4. In materials science, the stiffness ratio compares a material's stiffness under two different directions or conditions.
The stiffness ratio of the composite was higher along the fibers than across them.