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5 answers

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Why exactly does a washer help distribute the stress around a bolt?

asked Jun 16, 2021 at 14:42

19 votes

1 answer

4k views

Why are truss bridges the way they are?

structural-engineering civil-engineering

asked Jul 23, 2018 at 16:03

19 votes

3 answers

4k views

What is the purpose of building foundations?

structural-engineering foundations

asked May 31, 2019 at 10:24

14 votes

7 answers

3k views

Why does column buckling occur when the load is parallel to the column?

structural-engineering civil-engineering

asked Jul 13, 2018 at 15:06

9 votes

8 answers

2k views

Definition of buckling as a sudden deformation

structural-engineering buckling

asked Mar 30, 2020 at 23:15

8 votes

3 answers

3k views

Mechanical advantage of the 3-ring release system

mechanical

asked Feb 4, 2018 at 19:19

7 votes

2 answers

276 views

Why afterburners are needed instead of burning more fuel inside the turbine?

combustion

asked Jan 26, 2018 at 21:44

7 votes

4 answers

3k views

Why do stress concentrations really occur?

structural-analysis stresses

asked Mar 22, 2019 at 23:34

7 votes

1 answer

7k views

Why is tensorial shear strain half of engineering shear strain?

structural-engineering deformation

asked Jun 7, 2019 at 18:20

6 votes

2 answers

166 views

What is the purpose of end plates when connecting beams together?

structural-engineering

asked Jul 20, 2020 at 17:45

5 votes

2 answers

1k views

Why is pure shear a "shear"?

structural-analysis stresses

asked Jun 23, 2019 at 23:21

4 votes

2 answers

147 views

Why is local yielding considered the limiting case in context of buckling in Eurocode?

structural-engineering buckling yield-point

asked Apr 12, 2020 at 11:10

4 votes

1 answer

2k views

Why is fillet weld assumed to be in a state of pure shear stress?

stresses welding

asked Aug 16, 2020 at 16:39

4 votes

3 answers

757 views

Why is the stress distribution on concrete approximated like this?

structural-engineering concrete

asked Nov 11, 2020 at 17:27

4 votes

2 answers

563 views

What is the difference between plastic and compact cross sections?

structural-engineering

asked Dec 11, 2020 at 22:56

3 votes

2 answers

120 views

Probability of structural failure

structural-engineering

asked Sep 21, 2020 at 11:21

3 votes

3 answers

185 views

Why do cold formed sections buckle differently from hot finished?

structural-engineering

asked Jul 15, 2020 at 18:22

3 votes

2 answers

109 views

Why is the yield strength of steel assumed to be less for a thicker element?

structural-engineering stresses steel

asked Apr 16, 2021 at 11:06

3 votes

1 answer

301 views

What really is so special about principal stresses or stress invariants?

structural-engineering stresses

asked Jun 7, 2019 at 20:51

3 votes

2 answers

5k views

Friction clutch and the force required

mechanical-engineering car transmission

asked Feb 8, 2018 at 20:10

2 votes

3 answers

3k views

Manual transmission: Why downshifting is less smooth than shifting up?

automotive-engineering engines transmission

asked Mar 7, 2018 at 17:11

2 votes

2 answers

196 views

Advantages of a commuter train instead of a vehicle travelling in a straight road

transportation

asked Jan 7, 2018 at 17:02

2 votes

4 answers

5k views

Why aren't there moments in truss bridges?

structural-engineering civil-engineering

asked Aug 20, 2018 at 11:47

2 votes

2 answers

1k views

Direction of the resultant force in hinge supports

structural-engineering civil-engineering

asked Mar 4, 2019 at 18:01

2 votes

1 answer

145 views

Why is deviatoric stress the one causing distortions?

structural-engineering stresses

asked Jun 20, 2019 at 14:52

2 votes

0 answers

86 views

Shouldn't brittle materials be the ones failing under shear deformations?

stresses

asked Jun 20, 2019 at 16:49

2 votes

1 answer

72 views

Why are variations zero on the endpoints of a beam?

structural-engineering beam

asked Jun 24, 2019 at 0:32

2 votes

2 answers

6k views

Why would the flexural modulus be different than the elastic modulus?

material-science

asked Mar 19, 2020 at 9:37

2 votes

2 answers

84 views

What is meant by "perfect geometry" in the context of Euler buckling?

structural-engineering buckling

asked Dec 23, 2019 at 21:56

2 votes

1 answer

148 views

What is the physical significance of bolt elongation length?

civil-engineering bolting

asked Jun 15, 2021 at 19:02

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88 Questions

Why exactly does a washer help distribute the stress around a bolt?

Why are truss bridges the way they are?

What is the purpose of building foundations?

Why does column buckling occur when the load is parallel to the column?

Definition of buckling as a sudden deformation

Mechanical advantage of the 3-ring release system

Why afterburners are needed instead of burning more fuel inside the turbine?

Why do stress concentrations really occur?

Why is tensorial shear strain half of engineering shear strain?

What is the purpose of end plates when connecting beams together?

Why is pure shear a "shear"?

Why is local yielding considered the limiting case in context of buckling in Eurocode?

Why is fillet weld assumed to be in a state of pure shear stress?

Why is the stress distribution on concrete approximated like this?

What is the difference between plastic and compact cross sections?

Probability of structural failure

Why do cold formed sections buckle differently from hot finished?

Why is the yield strength of steel assumed to be less for a thicker element?

What really is so special about principal stresses or stress invariants?

Friction clutch and the force required

Manual transmission: Why downshifting is less smooth than shifting up?

Advantages of a commuter train instead of a vehicle travelling in a straight road

Why aren't there moments in truss bridges?

Direction of the resultant force in hinge supports

Why is deviatoric stress the one causing distortions?

Shouldn't brittle materials be the ones failing under shear deformations?

Why are variations zero on the endpoints of a beam?

Why would the flexural modulus be different than the elastic modulus?

What is meant by "perfect geometry" in the context of Euler buckling?

What is the physical significance of bolt elongation length?