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Residual strength

Topic: Physics

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Short description: Load that a damaged structure can still carry without failing


Residual strength is the load or force (usually mechanical) that a damaged object or material can still carry without failing. Material toughness, fracture size and geometry as well as its orientation all contribute to residual strength.[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Section 2.3. Residual Strength Methodology". LexTech. http://www.afgrow.net/applications/DTDHandbook/sections/page2_3.aspx. Retrieved 13 March 2017. 




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