what is meant by surface traction?

What is meant by surface traction in FEM?

If it meant the external forces then why why each time they are referred as surface traction?

regds, Yogesh Joshi

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ashok
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Surface tractions are surface forces. This terminology comes from the theory of elasticity.

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Gordo

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