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You have a stool with four legs identical in size. Two legs are made from aluminum, while the other legs are made from steel. If a load is placed on the stool's seat, will the legs take equal load or not?
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10
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12918
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February 18, 2026
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You have a stool with four legs, two are Aluminum, two are steel. All legs are identical in geometry (area/length). If you continiously heat up this stool, how will the load share change over as time goes on?
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4
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5098
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April 11, 2025
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On which side of a wall-mounted cantilever beam induced with a point load will it fail?
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5
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23263
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February 27, 2024
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If you had to pressurize a pressure vessel in testing, would you rather pressurize with liquid or gas and why?
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1
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3277
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January 21, 2024
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Two cars are at the top of a hill. One car is just a simple wheel axle car (not power), one car has a spring suspension system. Which one will reach first?
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3
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5051
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June 3, 2023
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How far out do you expect a tape measurer to extend before it begins to fall? What type of failure mode does this encompass?
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2
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4457
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June 21, 2022
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Describe how you approach material selection/design for a component where strength is critical, and how you would approach a different component where stiffness is critical?
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2
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5025
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May 28, 2022
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A garden hose has stopped flow. There is constant static pressure and no water hammer. Why does the hose tear in the axial direction at the end of the hose?
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2
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3658
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April 24, 2022
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How do you change the cross-section of a beam to minimize deflection?
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1
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4831
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March 6, 2022
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When is a screw better than a nail and the reverse question?
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1
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4182
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November 13, 2020
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If I have sealed tubing subjected to its maximum pressure rating, where would it fail and why?
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1
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3636
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October 3, 2020
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