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Shakedown question

engineer121394

Mechanical
Sep 8, 2022
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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.
 
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