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Shear vs normal stress Same units as any stress, pascals, though fastener work is usually quoted in MPa. Single vs double shear A shear plane is where two connected plates try to slide past each other across the fastener. Worked: a 10 mm bo
An LTI system's output for any input x(t) can be found by:
AMultiplying x(t) directly by the impulse response h(t)BConvolving x(t) with the impulse response h(t)CAdding x(t) to h(t)DDifferentiating x(t) with respect to h(t)
The full path a material takes: it starts as a raw resource, gets manufactured into a product, is used, and finally reaches its end of life — recycled, reused, or thrown away.
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Engineering · L2 · Recycling & Material Life Cycles
Three ways to shape a material Everything you own started as raw material: plastic pellets, a block of metal, a sheet of wood. The process that shaped it depends on the material and how many copies were needed. Moulding and casting Injectio
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Engineering · L2 · How Things Are Made: Molding, Casting, and Cutting
Heating makes air expand, which makes it less dense than the cooler air around it. Less dense air floats upward, the same way a less dense object floats in water.
A Warren truss uses diagonal members that zigzag between the top and bottom chords, forming a row of equilateral-looking triangles, with no vertical members needed.