Yep. But strangely, even with all that knowledge, engineers still manage to design stuff that simply doesn't work..... ;-)
Beatle Oz -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of ron holcomb Sent: Saturday, 17 December 2011 3:14 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [alfa] Little to zip Alfa glue question - Stress, Strain, Shear Just to clear up the terms: Stress is a Force applied to an area; Shear is a Stress applied tangentially; Strain is the deformation that results from Stress. So, when a Shear Stress is applied to the glued bond between the metal and the wood, the Strain will probably be great enough to separate the block from the frame of the chair. Dig? -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
