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Solid mechanics deals with the solid bodies subjected to various type of loading and internal forces generated due to this loading.

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Why are two wires used in railway overhead equipment?

It isn't to do with current-carrying capacity; it is to maintain good contact between the current-carrying wire and the pantograph pickup on the locomotive, as it allows the contact wire to be relativ …
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