On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 6:23 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote:
> > On Fri, Mar 29, 2013 at 4:48 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > >> There is a limit to stability, once stability reaches that limit, there >> is no way to go but toward instability. >> > > > > Is this something like "buckling"? > Failure without breaking > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wrdO8hPJGyg > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKngs1vvcJU > > harry > > > The first video shows buckling under compression which is familiar However buckling can also occur under tension. This is less well known and is shown in the second video. Harry
