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> MIT says that this is because the thinner walls allow the structure to deform gradually while the thicker one stores the deformation energy, which releases al
by hardwaresofton 10y ago
> MIT says that this is because the thinner walls allow the structure to deform gradually while the thicker one stores the deformation energy, which releases all at once
I'm not sure that's the failure mode I want load-bearing things to have...
- dTal 10y agoIt's a perfectly fine failure mode in applications where failure of any type is automatically catastrophic anyway - for instance, a submarine's pressure hull.
- hardwaresofton 10y agoI don't know much about submarines, but I assume that you mean once the pressure hull is penetrated, the resulting pressure difference will quickly make short work of the hull. My point was that, if I could choose the failure mode, I wouldn't pick fail-all-at-once, if I could avoid it (for most things that bear load). If I could design/create a pressure hull that somehow didn't fail all at once, I think everyone would be happy?
- Retric 10y agoIf it was torpedoed a moderate diffence in hole size is not going to matter. A larger issue would be how flammable this stuff is.