Breaking strengths / percents

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

At 08:57 AM 2/1/2007 -0800, you wrote:
>55.7% seems ridiculously precise. Isn't the notion of "maximum safe 
>tension" more analogous to e.g. the speed limit of 55 miles per 
>hour? Where in fact there are so many variables in the car, the 
>driver, the shape of the road, surface conditions, traffic 
>conditions and environmental variables.

>Jason


I think that the "speed limit" we should be aware of is the point of 
plastic deformation. (starting to "taffy out", but not yet 
breaking.)  Those smarter than I am will no doubt provide the average 
% of break point where that might be. The closer to that point, the 
more false beats, methinks.





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