Static stress is a stress produced by a static load.
A static load may refer to a load which does not vary with time, or is applied so slowly that transient effects are negligible. Here, the static load is as opposed to a dynamic load where transient effects, i.e., inertia are relevant. The stress produced by such a load can be referred to as a static stress.
Static loading may also refer to a single application of load, as opposed to repeated load application. Here static stress is as opposed to cyclic stress.
This page is part of The Encyclopedia of Stresses in Solids