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1. Where is a cantilever beam most likely to fail from a point load at the free end? 2. What is the most efficient cross - section to resist torsion and why? 3. What is stress? What is strain? How are they related? 4. If you put a balloon in a freezer, what would happen to it and why?
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1. Where is a cantilever beam most likely to fail from a point load at the free end? 2. What is the most efficient cross - section to resist torsion and why? 3. What is stress? What is strain? How are they related? 4. If you put a balloon in a freezer, what would happen to it and why?

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