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Shear: Stack of masonite squares.

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Shear: Stack of masonite squares. Stack of masonite squares can be pushed to simulate shear of a material. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

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C+90+0 Elasticity: Balls bouncing on steel or glass cylinder. C+90+5 Breaking point of a wire is measured on a spring scale. C+90+10 Young's modulus of elasticity: Weight stretches wire. C+90+16 Shear: Foam block. C+90+20 Viscosity set: Pistons in oil and water-filled glass tubes. C+90+25 Prince Rupert's Drops. C+90+30 Applet: Microwaves C+90+35 Coefficient of restitution depends on temperature C+90+35 Applet: Molecules and Light
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