flattening strain

type of three-dimensional strain for which stretch > 1 along the intermediate strain axis. Flattening strain produces an oblate (pancake-like) strain ellipsoid in the absence of volume change

Related terms:

• constrictional strain
• plane strain
• Strain
• principal strain axes
• flattening
• strain ellipsoid
• roll flattening
• irrotational strain
• principal strain values
• total strain