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Stress relaxation
stress relaxation is the observed decrease in stress in response to strain generated in the structure. This is primarily due to keeping the structure in…
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Creep
In materials science, creep (sometimes called cold flow) is the tendency of a solid material to move slowly or deform permanently under the influence…
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Thermal Stress
The Human If a pilot or passenger is wearing multiple layers of clothing they may be too warm even before…
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What is a Brittle Material?
Brittle material breaks while little to no energy is absorbed when stressed. The material fractures with no plastic deformation. The…
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Ductility materials
Ductility Defined Imagine you take copper metal and stretch it into a thin piece of wire. Would you believe that…
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Basic Aircraft Electrical Systems
Some very simple single engine aircraft do not have an electrical system installed. The piston engine is equiped with a Magneto ignition…
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Southwell plot
The Southwell plot is a graphical method of determining experimentally a structure’s critical load, without needing to subject the structure to near-critical loads.[1] The technique can…
