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Mechanical properties

Revised since 07/26
Transverse contraction at foam
New since 10/26
Chocolate marshmallow under vacuum
Deflection of a bar
Wire stretching machine
Longitudinal and transverse contraction
Shear strength of a match
Slip model
Slip planes of Al single crystal
Etched Al plates
Angle of friction
Static and dynamic friction
Revised since 11/24
Statics of a ladder
Artificial crystals
Orbital models
Crystal lattice models
Lead bell in liquid nitrogen
New since 06/23
Visualisation of density with Schlieren Optics

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