What is "Bearing stress" and Is it different from Crushing stress? If yes explain How? and When does an element come under Bearing Stress?
This question came to my mind while studying knuckle joint from a book of machine design in my current semester(IV) and something similar that I've studied earlier in my last semester in mechanics of materials:
I.) By GERE mechanics of materials TOPIC:Tension, Compression, and Shear
II.) By V.B. BHANDARI elements of machine design TOPIC: DESIGN AGAINST STATIC LOAD
See the two cases and try to observe the acting area and force being applied they seem to be the same...


