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The stress in copper and steel parallel compound members [closed]
Came across this question and just needed abit of help undertanding how i should go about this question
I have also attempted to solve it to the best of my ability but im stuck.
A concrete column of ...
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How do I minimize the the stress created by fore-aft forces?
My friends and I are designing a bench press spotter. Essentially, when the user needs help lifting the barbell due to muscle fatigue, an arm on each side of the user raises to provide assistance. ...
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Poisson effect formula for large deformations
English Wikipedia in the Poisson's ratio article gives an equation for large deformation:
$$
\frac{\Delta d}{d}=-1+\frac{1}{\left(1+\dfrac{\Delta L}{L}\right)^\nu}
$$
I couldn't find any reference ...
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What is the shape of a clamped bent bar?
How would I figure out the Cartesian graph that describes a bar clamped flat for a length on one end with downward force being applied to the other?
I have an idea that the bar will try to average ...
