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The Latent Splitting of Bars undergoing Transverse Vibrations

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THE formation of slip-bands in bodies subjected to different kinds of stresses has been studied by several observers. These have been regarded as dependent on the crystalline nature of the materials. More recently A. Nadal 1 has given an interesting account of his experiments with marble, paraffin, and several metals, illustrated with numerous photographs.

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  1. Zeits. tech. Physik, 5, 9, pp. 369-378.

  2. Phil. Mag., vol. 7, p. 548, March 1929.

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PROSAD, K. The Latent Splitting of Bars undergoing Transverse Vibrations. Nature 127, 90–91 (1931). https://doi.org/10.1038/127090a0

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