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engineer121394

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if I have a structure that has negative margins for primary stress, but positive margins for primary stress + secondary stress, will the structure shake down into elastic action? My understanding is no because primary stress are not self limiting and therefore the structure will yield to failure.
 
What is a "negative margins for primary stress"?
 

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