- You should be familiar with mechanical testing.
- You should be familiar with Young’s modulus E, strength σf, density ρ and toughness ( fracture energy Gc and fracture toughness Kc).
- You should be familiar with brittle and ductile fracture.
- You should understand beam bending and beam stiffness with regard to beam deflections during cantilever bending.
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