With short term overheating, time to failure will ___________ as internal pressures or loading decrease.
Suggested Answer: A
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13 comments · newest first
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Alise
10 months ago
Wait, how can we be sure about that? Sounds too simple.
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Hyman
10 months ago
Totally agree, B seems right!
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Lera
10 months ago
Interesting! I always thought it would increase with lower loading.
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Sabine
10 months ago
Actually, I read that it can remain the same in some cases.
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Frank
10 months ago
I think it will decrease. Less pressure means less stress on the system.
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Laticia
11 months ago
I feel like I saw something similar in our notes, and it suggested that failure time decreases with lower loading, so I might go with B.
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Arleen
11 months ago
I'm really uncertain about this one. I feel like it could also remain the same, but that doesn't seem right.
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Fernanda
11 months ago
I remember a practice question that mentioned how overheating affects material properties, which makes me lean towards option A.
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Fallon
11 months ago
I think the time to failure might increase as internal pressures decrease, but I'm not entirely sure.
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Gearldine
12 months ago
I'm a little confused by this question. Wouldn't a decrease in internal pressures or loading actually increase the time to failure? I'm not sure, but I think I'll go with option B to be safe.
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Tien
12 months ago
Okay, let's see. If the internal pressures or loading decrease, that means there's less stress on the material, right? So the time to failure should increase, not decrease. I'm going with option A.
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Una
12 months ago
Hmm, I'm a bit unsure about this one. I know that higher temperatures can cause materials to degrade faster, but I'm not sure how that relates to the time to failure when the internal pressures or loading decrease. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Fredric
1 year ago
This one seems pretty straightforward. I think the answer is B - decrease, since lower internal pressures or loading would mean less stress on the material, leading to a longer time to failure.